Table 1 Detailed classification of CAPA cases
| Â | Aspergillus detected by mycological culture from BAL/NBL | Antigen detection | Radiological signs | Clinical signs | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. fumigatus | A. niger | A. flavus | A. nidulans | A. terreus | Ag Serum | Ag BAL/NBL | Pulmonary infiltrate | Cavitating infiltrate | Refractory fever | Pleural rub | Chest pain | Haemoptysis | |
Proven CAPA (n = 2) | 100% (n = 2) | – | – | – | – | 50% (n = 1) | 50% (n = 1) | 100% (n = 2) | – | 50% (n = 1) | – | – | – |
Probable CAPA (n = 29) | 76% (n = 22) | 10% (n = 3) | 3% (n = 1) | 3% (n = 1) | – | 6% (n = 2) | 66% (n = 19) | 100% (n = 29) | 6% (n = 2) | 86% (n = 25) | – | 3% (n = 1) | 41% (n = 12) |
Possible CAPA (n = 16) | 81% (n = 13) | 19% (n = 3) | – | – | – | – | – | 100% (n = 16) | 19% (n = 3) | 69% (n = 11) | – | – | 13% (n = 2) |
Aspergillus spp. colonization (n = 18) | 78% (n = 14) | – | – | – | 6% (n = 1) | 12% (n = 2) | 24% (n = 4) | 94% (n = 17) | 6% (n = 1) | – | – | – | – |