Table 1 Characteristics of probable IPA in critically ill COPD patients (n = 9)
Age (years) | Risk factors | The length from symptoms to ICU admission (day) | APACHE II scores | Samples of fungal culture | Aspergillus species | Serum GM | BALF GM | The time of antifungal treatment after ICU admission | Cause of death | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Day 1 | Day 4 | Day 7 | ||||||||||
1 | 76 | Antibiotics steroid | 13 | 14 | ETA | none | 0.298 | 0.503 | 1.321 | 4.508 | Day 2 | MOF |
2 | 52 | Antibiotics steroid | 20 | 15 | ETA | A. fumigatus | 0.296 | 0.484 | - | 0.322 | Day 3 | RF |
3 | 74 | Antibiotics steroid | 11 | 15 | ETA BALF | A. fumigatus &A. flavus | 0.626 | 3.170 | - | 6.374 | Day 2 | MOF, SS |
4 | 49 | Antibiotics | 24 | 15 | ETA | none | 1.606 | 1.302 | - | 1.098 | Day 1 | MOF |
5 | 87 | Antibiotics | 17 | 7 | ETA | none | 0.867 | 2.499 | - | 1.510 | Day 5 | MOF, SS |
6 | 71 | Antibiotics steroid | 7 | 10 | ETA | A. fumigatus | 0.562 | 0.620 | - | 0.850 | Day 6 | RF |
7 | 81 | Antibiotics steroid | 30 | 15 | ETA | A. fumigatus &A. versicolor | 1.081 | 2.032 | - | 2.609 | Day 2 | MOF |
8 | 59 | Antibiotics | 60 | 14 | ETA | A. fumigatus | 1.432 | - | - | 4.057 | Day 1 | MOF, SS |
9 | 65 | Antibiotics steroid | 10 | 18 | ETA BALF | A. fumigatus &A. fiavus | 1.072 | 0.533 | - | 4.619 | Day 1 | MOF |