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An Observational Cohort Study of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Galactomannan and
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- Diagnostic Performance of Sōna GM LFA in Pulmonary Infections Caused by Different Aspergillus Species.Mycoses · 2026Article
- Amplicon-based sequencing as a diagnostic tool for severe pneumonia in the ICU.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Neutrophil percentages in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid: Implications for diagnosing bacterial pneumonia in patients with immunocompromise and neutropenia.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2024Article
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Background: Critically ill patients who develop invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) have high mortality rates despite antifungal therapy. Diagnosis is difficult in these patients and incidences vary in the literature. Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid galactomannan (GM) is a helpful marker, although the optimal cutoff is unclear. Methods: This was a single-center cohort study of patients requiring mechanical ventilation in the medical intensive care unit (ICU) from June 2018 to March 2023. Demographics, BAL, and outcome data were extracted from the electronic health record and compared between groups of patients who grew Results: Of >1700 BALs from 688 patients, only 18 BALs from 15 patients grew Conclusions: In this large cohort of critically ill patients, we found a low rate of
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