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Comparisons of BDG-positive episodes to BDG-negative episodes using the >80 pg/ml cutoffa
| Variable | Value |
P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All episodes (n = 155) | BDG-positive episodes (n = 58) | BDG negative episodes (n = 97) | ||
| Death, % | 12.5 | 22.7 | 6.6 | 0.00 |
| Multiorgan failure, % | 9.3 | 19.6 | 3.2 | 0.00 |
| Improvement with antifungals, % | 4.6 | 8.8 | 2.1 | 0.05 |
BDG, beta-d-glucan.
