Table 1 Clinico-demographic data on patients.
Patients with bronchial brushing samples | Patients with sputum samples | |
|---|---|---|
No. of patients | 54 | 117 |
Sex | ||
Male | 35 | 85 |
Female | 19 | 32 |
Median age | 55 ± 12 | 61 ± 14 |
Diagnostic tests | ||
Histopathology | 54 | 81 |
Positive sputum culture | 2 | 36 |
1, 3-beta-D-glucan assay (Positive/total) | 3/15 | 36/102 |
Galactomannan assay (Positive/total) | 0/7 | 0/10 |
Pulmonary aspergillosis | ||
IPA (Proven/Probable) | 25(25/0) | 63(39/24) |
CPA | 25 | 39 |
Aspergilloma | 4 | 9 |
ABPA | 0 | 6 |
HIV-positive | 0 | 0 |
Underlying disease | ||
Solid tumor (Lung cancer) | 22 (20) | 16 (14) |
Diabetes | 4 | 20 |
COPD | 4 | 50 |
Tuberculosis | 1 | 12 |
Bronchiectasis | 0 | 20 |
