Table 1.

Results of galactomannan (bronchoalveolar lavage and serum) and standard culture

	Patient 1 (80 years, male, suspected pulmonary fibrosis)	Patient 2 (70 years, male, no risk factors)
Galactomannan from BAL (ODI; normal range <1.0)	6.3	6.1
Galactomannan from serum (ODI; normal range <0.5)	1.5	<0.5
Standard culture	Aspergillus fumigatus	Aspergillus fumigatus
SARS-CoV-2 (at follow up)	positive	positive
Laboratory parameters, mean at IPA diagnosis
CRP (mg/dL)	26	5.1
IL-6 (pg/mL)	460	82
PCT (ng/mL)	3.7	0.4
D-Dimer (μg/L)	4820	14 151
LDH (U/L)	481	530
Leucocyte count (G/L)	10.38	14.55
Lymphocytes (%)	15	7
Renal failure	Yes	Yes
Classical risk factors for invasive pulmonary aspergillosis	No	No

Abbreviations: BAL, bronchoalveolar lavage; CRP, C-reactive protein; IL-6, interleukin 6; IPA, invasive pulmonary aspergillosis; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; ODI, optical density index; PCT, procalcitonin.