| MALDI-TOF MS | matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry |
| benA | β-tubulin |
| ITS | Internal Transcribed Spacer |
| CaM | calmodulin |
| BAL | bronchoalveolar lavage fluid |
| PCR | polymerase chain reaction |
| DW | distilled water |
| BLAST | Basic Local Alignment Search Tool |
| NCBI | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
| SP | sputum |
| IA | invasive aspergillosis |
| SNP | single nucleotide polymorphism |