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Table 1 Main characteristics of studies included

From: Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid polymerase chain reaction for invasive pulmonary aspergillosis among high-risk patients: a diagnostic meta-analysis

Study

Country

Study population (%)

Mean age

Study design

Criteria

Sample size (n)

Antifungal intervention (n)

Proven/probable IPA (n (%))

Subhagan [20]

India

HM (0)

Unknown

Retrospective cohort

2020a

30

0

10 (33)

Mikulska [21]

Italy

HM (< 50)

64 (30–82)

Retrospective cohort

2020

111

Unknown

31 (28)

Scharmann [22]

German

HM (> 50)

61 (18–92)

Retrospective cohort

2020

93

44

10 (11)

Unterman [23]

Israel

HM (0)

53.5 ± 16.3

Retrospective cohort

2008b

95

59

5 (5)

Pelzer [24]

German

HM (100)

Unknown

Prospective cohort

2008

100

100

23 (23)

Mikulska [25]

Italy

HM (> 50)

54 (20–81)

Retrospective cohort

2008

123

36

30 (24)

Hardak [26]

Israel

HM (> 50)

55

Retrospective cohort

2008

1248

31

287 (23)

Wehrle-Wieland [27]

Switzerland

HM (100)

57 (21–87)

Prospective cohort

2008

167

53

33 (20)

Prattes [28]

Austria

HM (< 50)

65

Retrospective case–control

Similard

35

Unknown

18 (51)

Heldta [29]

Austria

HM (100)

55

Prospective cohort

2008

101

85

11 (11)

Guegan [30]

France

HM (> 50)

62

Prospective cohort

2008

387

Unknown

38 (10)

Grancini [31]

Italy

HM (< 50)

51.3 (7–83)

Retrospective case–control

2008

110

Unknown

21 (19)

Denis [32]

France

HM (> 50)

Unknown

Retrospective cohort

2008

73

29

31 (42)

Boch [33]

German

HM (< 50)

Unknown

Prospective cohort

2008

44

Unknown

9 (20)

Montesinos [34]

Belgian

HM (< 50)

Unknown

Retrospective cohort

2008

100

Unknown

29 (29)

Eigl [35]

Austria

HM (100)

58

Prospective cohort

2008

72

46

16 (22)

Bhimji [36]

Canada

HM (0)

Unknown

Prospective cohort

Similar

201

Unknown

23 (11)

Zhang [37]

China

HM (0)

Unknown

Retrospective cohort

2008

90

Unknown

10 (19)

Chong [38]

Dutch and Belgian

HM (100)

56.6 (17.5–82.6)

Retrospective cohort

2008

201

Unknown

52 (26)

Boch [39]

German

HM (> 50)

Unknown

Prospective cohort

2008

99

51

43 (43)

Chong [40]

Nehterlands

HM (< 50)

Unknown

Retrospective cohort

2008

77

0

22 (29)

Hoenigl [41]

Austria and German

HM (> 50)

58 (24–77)

Prospective cohort

2008

67

Unknown

10 (15)

Heng [42]

Australia

HM (100)

Unknown

Retrospective cohort

2008

116

79

18 (16)

Reinwald [43]

German

HM (100)

Unknown

Prospective cohort

2008

76

65

29 (38)

Reinwald [44]

German

HM (100)

56

Retrospective cohort

2008

226

146

48 (21)

Buess [45]

Switzerland

HM (> 50)

50.5

Prospective cohort

2008

191

111

11 (6)

Torelli [46]

Italy

HM (< 50)

Unknown

Prospective cohort

2008

158

Unknown

17 (11)

Luong [47]

America

HM (0)

58.4

Retrospective cohort

Similar

150

75

16 (11)

Hadrich [48]

Tunisia

HM (100)

Unknown

Prospective case–control

2008

163

Unknown

44 (27)

Fréalle [49]

France

HM (100)

49

Retrospective cohort

2002c

57

 > 50%

25 (44)

Shahid [50]

India

HM (0)

Unknown

Prospective case–control

2002

69

0

23 (33)

Khot [51]

America

HM (100)

53.68

Retrospective cohort

2002

81

Unknown

13 (16)

Musher [52]

America

HM (100)

Unknown

Retrospective case–control

2002

93

34

46 (49)

Sanguinetti [53]

Italy

HM (100)

Unknown

Retrospective cohort

2002

44

Unknown

20 (45)

Rantakokko [54]

Finland

HM (100)

Unknown

Retrospective cohort

2002

66

Unknown

11 (174)

Raad [55]

America

HM (< 50)

50

Prospective cohort

Similar

249

Unknown

32 (13)

Hayette [56]

Belgium

HM (< 50)

Unknown

Retrospective cohort

Similar

74

Unknown

10 (14)

Buchheidt [57]

German

HM (> 50)

Unknown

Prospective cohort

Similar

176

Unknown

31 (19)

Jones [58]

British

HM (100)

Unknown

Retrospective cohort

Similar

69

Unknown

12 (17)

Bretagne [59]

France

HM (> 50)

Unknown

Prospective cohort

Similar

52

Unknown

3 (6)

Tang [60]

British

HM (> 50)

Unknown

Retrospective case–control

Similar

51

Unknown

4 (8)

  1. IPA Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis; HM Hematological malignancy
  2. aStudies used revised European Organization for the treatment of Cancer/Mycoses Study Group (EORTC/MSG) criteria [12]
  3. bStudies used revised European Organization for the treatment of Cancer/Mycoses Study Group (EORTC/MSG) criteria [3]
  4. cStudies used EORTC/MSG criteria [2]
  5. dStudies used criteria similar but not identical to the EORTC/MSG criteria