Results
Chest computerised tomography (CT):
Bronchosapirate culture:
Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) culture:
BAL galactomannan:
Calcofluor white staining:
Bilateral ground glass opacities and a small
consolidation in the left lower lung lobe
Aspergillus niger
Aspergillus niger - 6000 colony-forming
units CFU/mL
Aspergillus fumigatus
Aspergillus fumigatus - 1000 CFU/mL
Positive for filamentous
fungal elements
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5.709 (OI > 10.0)
Results
Chest computerised tomography (CT):
Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) culture:
BAL galactomannan:
Calcofluor white staining:
Bronchosapirate culture:
Bilateral ground glass opacities and a small
consolidation in the left lower lung lobe
Aspergillus niger
Aspergillus niger - 6000 colony-forming units CFU/mL
5.709 (OI > 10.0)
Positive for filamentous fungal elements
Aspergillus fumigatus - 1000 CFU/mL
Aspergillus fumigatus
Images supplied with permission of treating clinician.