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SUBMITTER: Friedman DZP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10977621 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

Open forum infectious diseases 20240301 4
We studied patients diagnosed with aspergillosis based on positive bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) <i>Aspergillus</i> galactomannan (GM) who had follow-up BAL sampling within 180 days. GM trend and clinical outcome were concordant in only 60% (30/50). While useful for the initial diagnosis, BAL GM trending does not always correlate with treatment response. ...[more]