Systemic biomarkers of inflammation and haemostasis in patients with chronic necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis

BMC Infectious Diseases

Table 1 Characteristics of the patients with chronic necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis

Patient	Sex	Age	Disease	All antifungal medication	On antifungals when tested	Biopsy or BAL¹	Serology²
#1	Female	61	Sarcoidosis	ITR, VOR	No	Pos.	Neg.
#2	Male	52	AML	ITR, VOR	No	Pos.	Pos.
#3	Male	53	Sarcoidosis	ITR, VOR	No	Pos.	Pos.
#4	Female	63	Tbc	ITR, VOR	Yes	Neg.	Pos.
#5	Male	71	ND	VOR	Yes	Neg.	Pos.
#6	Male	78	ND	None	No	Neg.	Pos.
#7	Male	78	RA	None	No	Pos.	Neg.
#8	Male	63	ND	VOR	No	Pos.	Pos.
#9	Male	57	Emphysema	FLU, AMB, VOR, CAS	Yes	Pos.	Pos.
#10	Male	65	Sarcoidosis	CAS, VOR	No	Pos.	Neg.

AML, treated for acute myelogenic leukemia ten years ago; Tbc, previous pulmonary tuberculosis; ND, no primary pulmonary disorders or pre-disposing immunodeficiency were detected; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; ITR, itraconazole; VOR, voriconazole; FLU, fluconazole; AMB, amphotericin B; CAS, caspofungin.
¹ Culture or through direct microscopy.
² At time of sampling.

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