|
Age (years)
|
54 (51–63)
|
61 (50–69)
|
61 (51–69)
|
66 (47–72)
|
0.186
|
|
APACHE II score
|
28 (21–30)
|
28 (20–31)
|
28 (19–34)
|
24 (20–29)
|
0.021
|
|
Neutropenia
|
3 (17.7)
|
8 (12.1)
|
11 (13.3)
|
2 (2.2)
|
0.008
|
|
Hemodynamic instability
|
17 (100)
|
49 (74.2)
|
74 (89.2)
|
58 (65.2)
|
< 0.001
|
|
Acute renal failure
|
10 (58.8)
|
23 (34.9)
|
33 (39.8)
|
23 (25.8)
|
0.073
|
|
Acute respiratory failure
|
17 (100)
|
63 (95.5)
|
80 (96.4)
|
77 (86.5)
|
0.029
|
|
Duration of mechanical ventilation prior to first positive culture (days)
|
2 (1–8)
|
4 (1–9)
|
3 (1–8)
|
3 (1–7.5)
|
0.690
|
|
Duration of mechanical ventilation (days)
|
11 (6–24)
|
15 (6–32)
|
13 (5–29)
|
9 (3–21)
|
0.031
|
|
Length of ICU stay prior to first positive culture (days)
|
2 (1–8)
|
4 (1–9)
|
4 (1–8)
|
5 (1–9)
|
0.396
|
|
Length of ICU stay (days)
|
11 (7–24)
|
15 (7–34)
|
14 (7–31)
|
13 (6–25)
|
0.383
|
|
Number of cultures positive for Aspergillus spp.
|
2 (2–3.5)
|
2 (2–3)
|
2 (2–3)
|
1 (1–2)
|
< 0.001
|
|
Number of patients examined with BAL
|
12 (70.6)
|
49 (74.2)
|
61 (73.5)
|
29 (32.6)
|
< 0.001
|
|
28-days mortality
|
15 (88.2)
|
44 (66.7)
|
59 (49.0)
|
26 (23.1)
|
< 0.001
|
|
In-hospital mortality
|
16 (94.1)
|
48 (72.7)
|
64 (77.1)
|
36 (40.4)
|
< 0.001
|
