title: Serum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid galactomannan assays in patients with pulmonary aspergilloma.
abstract: The sensitivities of the serum and bronchoalveolar lavage galactomannan (GM) assays in 48 patients with pulmonary aspergilloma were 38% (13 of 34; 95% confidence interval [CI], 22%-56%) and 92% (33 of 36; 95% CI, 78%-98%), respectively. The positivity of serum GM assays was significantly higher in patients with hemoptysis than in those without hemoptysis (52% vs 9%; P=.02).
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Seong Yeon
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Sang-Oh
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sang-Ho
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Jin-Yong
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: Heungsup
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sung
authors.forename: Mi-Na
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Chang-Min
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Sang-Bum
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Yeon-Mok
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: Tae-Sun
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Shim
authors.forename: Chae-Man
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Younsuck
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Koh
authors.forename: Dong Soon
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yang Soo
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jun Hee
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.forename: Sung-Han
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000737:chemistry*; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005690:Galactose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008351:Mannans / Q000032:analysis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D055732:Pulmonary Aspergillosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D044967:Serum / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D008351:Mannans; C012990:galactomannan; D005690:Galactose