biostudies-literatureUnknown11(4)Friedman DZPWe 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.Open forum infectious diseasesofae114https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10977621biostudies-literatureSerial Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid <i>Aspergillus</i> Galactomannan and Treatment Response in Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis.PMC10977621Vikram HRFriedman DZPTheel ESWalker RCVergidis PRazonable RRfalseSerial Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid <i>Aspergillus</i> Galactomannan and Treatment Response in Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis.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.2024-01-01T00:00:00Z2024 Apr2025-04-22T08:24:54.984Z2025-04-05T22:31:39.812ZS-EPMC109776213856060910.1093/ofid/ofae114