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. 2018 Mar 14;24(8):1707–1714. doi: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2018.03.007

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Sensitivity of diagnostic tests in 16 patients with a documented diagnosis of probable invasive aspergillosis. Number of positive tests: BAL culture, 12 of 16 (sensitivity 75%; specificity 98%, PPV 92%, NPV 92%); BAL galactomannan, 13 of 15 (sensitivity 87%, specificity 92%, PPV 76%, NPV 96%); BAL PCR, 8 of 9 (sensitivity 89%, specificity 100%, PPV 100%, NPV 97%); and serum galactomannan, 6 of 14 (sensitivity 43%, specificity 92%, PPV 86%, NPV 86%). NPV indicates negative predictive value; PPV, positive predictive value.