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Table 5 Final diagnosis and outcomes of patients

From: Dynamic monitor of CT scan within short interval in invasive pulmonary aspergillosis for nonneutropenic patients: a retrospective analysis in two centers

Case no.

Host factors

Mycological findings

Initial CT scan

Initial IPA diagnosis

Second CT scan

Biopsy

Modified IPA diagnose

Outcomings after antifungal treatment

Serum G/GM (pg/ml, AU/ml)

Positive culture for Aspergillus

1

MP (253 mg)

117/0.48

Aspergillus

Nonspecific

Uncertain

Cavities

NA

Probable IPA

Recovery

2

MP (1048 mg)

NA/positive*

Negative

Nonspecific

Uncertain

Cavities

NA

Probable IPA

Improve but died due to discontinue of treatment

3

MP (1040 mg)

Asthma

Prostatic cancer

NA/0.08

Negative

Nonspecific

Uncertain

Cavities

NA

Possible IPA

Recovery

4

MP (1032 mg)

COPD

3820/ positive

Negative

Nonspecific

Uncertain

Cavities

NA

Probable IPA

Recovery

5

MP(2360 mg)

Asthma

NA/0.31

Negative

Nonspecific

Uncertain

Cavities

NA

Possible IPA

Recovery

6

Postoperative esophagus cancer

NA/NA

Filamentous fungi

Nonspecific

Uncertain

Cavities

NA

Probable IPA

Unknown

7

MP (1200 mg)

NA/0.07

Aspergillus

Nonspecific

Uncertain

Cavities

NA

Probable IPA

Recovery

8

None

269.40/ positive

Aspergillus

Nonspecific

Uncertain

Cavities

NA

Probable IPA

Recovery

9

None

NA/negative

NA

Nonspecific

Uncertain

Cavities

Aspergillus

Proven IPA

Recovery

10

MP(1200 mg)

Asthma

27.55/positive

NA

Nonspecific

Uncertain

Cavities

NA

Probable IPA

Recovery

  1. MP: Methylprednisolone. G test: (1,3)-β-D-glucan test, GM test: Galactomannan test,*Before G/GM detection, piperacillin tazobactam was used in this case. NA: not applicable.