Table 3.
Specimen type | Proven disease | Number of samples |
|
---|---|---|---|
Total | Positive PCR | ||
(A) | |||
Bronco alveolar lavage | Paracoccidioidomycosis | 2 | 2 |
Sputum | Paracoccidioidomycosis | 8 | 8 |
Biopsy | Paracoccidioidomycosis | 15 | 15 |
Total | 25 | 25 | |
(B) | |||
Bronco alveolar lavage | Cryptococcosis | 10 | 0 |
Pneumocystis pneumonia | 6 | 0 | |
Histoplasmosis | 5 | 0 | |
Aspergillosis | 6 | 0 | |
Tuberculosis | 4 | 0 | |
No disease | 25 | 0 | |
Bronchial lavage | Cryptococcosis | 6 | 0 |
Aspergillosis | 3 | 0 | |
Tuberculosis | 7 | 0 | |
No disease | 4 | 0 | |
Sputum | Aspergillosis | 2 | 0 |
Tuberculosis | 7 | 0 | |
No disease | 1 | 0 | |
Tracheal aspirate | Aspergillosis | 1 | 0 |
Candidiasis | 7 | 0 | |
Tuberculosis | 1 | 0 | |
Biopsy | Candidiasis | 6 | 0 |
Aspergillosis | 6 | 0 | |
Cryptococcosis | 4 | 0 | |
Tuberculosis | 1 | 0 | |
Histoplasmosis | 5 | 0 | |
Cerebrospinal fluid | Cryptococcosis | 24 | 0 |
Pleural fluid | Aspergillosis | 1 | 0 |
Peritoneal fluid | Candidiasis | 3 | 0 |
Whole blood | No disease | 21 | 0 |
Total | 166 | 0 |