Table 6.
Mycological results and classification of 45 COVID-19 patients with ARDS.
| Patient | Respiratory Samples | Serum Samples | IA Classification According to | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspergillus Positive Culture (nb Samples) | Positive 28S PCR (nb Samples) | GM Index > 0.5 (nb Samples) | Positive 28S PCR (nb Samples) | AspICU (Blot et al., 2012) | AspICU + PCR | Modified AspICU | |
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | putative | putative | probable |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | putative | putative | probable |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | no infection | putative | probable |
| 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | putative | putative | putative |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | putative | putative | putative |
| 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | putative | putative | putative |
| 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | putative | putative | putative |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | putative | putative | colonization |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | putative | putative | colonization |
| 10 | 1 * | 0 | 0 | 0 | putative | putative | colonization |
| 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | no infection | putative | colonization |
| 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | no infection | putative | colonization |
| 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | no infection | putative | colonization |
| 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | no infection | putative | colonization |
| 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | no infection | putative | colonization |
| 16–45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | no infection | no infection | no infection |
| Total | 9 putative (22%) 36 no infection | 15 putative (33%) 30 no infection |
3 probable (7%) 4 putative (9%) 8 colonizations (18%) 30 no infection | ||||
IA. Invasive aspergillosis, 1 * Aspergillus tubingensis (Nigri section).