A Comparison of Diagnostic Criteria for Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in Critically Ill Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) is a common infection in intensive care units (ICUs). There are no consensus criteria for defining IPA in the ICU. We aimed to compare the diagnosis and prognosis performances of three criteria (the 2020 EORTC/MSG criteria, the 2021 EORTC/MSG ICU criteria, the modified AspICU criteria (M-AspICU)) for IPA in the ICU.

Methods

In this retrospective study from our single center, we applied the three different criteria for IPA in patients with suspected pneumonia and undergoing at least one mycological test between November 10, 2016 and November 10, 2021. We compared the diagnosis agreement and prognosis performances of these three criteria in the ICU.

Results

Overall, 2403 patients were included. The rates of IPA accordi

SUBMITTER: Liu RT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10193331 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature