Diagnostic criteria and results for 164 patients with previous IFD.

IFD, invasive fungal diseases; IPA, invasive pulmonary Aspergillosis; IC, invasive Candida; AIDS, acquired immune deficiency syndrome; GVHD, graft versus host disease; LRI, lower respiratory infections; qPCR, real-time qualitative polymerase chain reaction.
#Corticosteroid was defined as 1 mg/kg or 2 mg/kg for more than 3 weeks for the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia or for the management of GVHD before IFD.
*4 proven IPA patients and 18 probable IPA patients were included in a qPCR diagnostic for IPA study, while 4 (4/4, 100%) and 16 (16/18, 88.9%) were qPCR positive respectively.
Diagnostic criteria and results for 164 patients with previous IFD.