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. 2023 Mar 2;9(3):312. doi: 10.3390/jof9030312

Table 2.

Validation of Mycological Tests in Multi-Center Studies of CAPA Patients [22,23,24].

Diagnostic Test Sensitivity Specificity
GM in BAL > 1 74% (77/104) 99% (268/272)
BAL culture 53% (56/106) 100% (298/298)
Lateral flow BAL 52% (15/29) 98% (60/61)
BAL PCR 42% (48/115) 100% (49/49)
Serum GM > 0.5 19% (20/106) 100% (379/380)
1-3-β-D-glucan 38% (8/21) 85% (29/34)

BAL, bronchoalveolar lavage; GM, galactomannan.