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Table 3 Performance characteristics of the Platelia Aspergillus galactomannan assay in BAL fluid

From: Microbiological diagnosis of pulmonary invasive aspergillosis in critically ill patients with severe SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia: a bronchoalveolar study

OD index cut-off

Parameter value (95% CI)

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

PPV (%)

NPV (%)

≥ 0,3

94.7 (82.2–99.3)

87.5 (82.3–91.6)

57.1 (44.0-69.5)

98.9 (96.3–99.9)

≥ 0.5

92.1 (78.6–98.3)

94.9 (91.1–97.4)

76.1 (61.2–87.4)

98.6 (95.8–99.7)

≥ 1.0

78.9 (62.7–90.4)

99.1 (96.7–99.9)

93.7 (79.2–99.2)

96.4 (93.0-98.4)

≥ 1.5

65.8 (48.6–80.4)

100 (98.3–100)

100 (90.7–100)

94.3 (90.5–96.9)

≥ 2.0

60.5 (43.4–75.9)

100 (98.3–100)

100 (85.2–100)

93.5 (89.5–96.3)

≥ 3.0

50 (33.4–66.6)

100 (98.3–100)

100 (82.3–100)

91.9 (87.7–95.1)

≥ 4.0

15.8 (6.0-31.2)

100 (98.3–100)

100 (54.1–100)

87.1 (82.3–91.0)