Case Sex, age (years) Medical history Total hospital days Total ventilated days Berlin classification of ARDS Compliance phenotype PE BAL fluid GM and culture (days post hospital admission) CAPA Chloroquine Prednisolone use during hospital admission Duration of prednisolone treatment 1 M, 77 None 12 10 Severe Low Yes GM negative No Yes No 2 F, 73 None 20 16 Severe High Yes GM index 4.4 (day 19) Aspergillus fumigatus Probable No Yes 8 days 3 F, 58 None 30 26 Severe Low Yes GM index 3.4 (day 20) Probable Yes Yes 5 days 4 M, 68 None 21 21 Moderate Low Yes GM index 5.7 (day 1) Aspergillus fumigatus Enterococcus faecium Probable Yes No 5 M, 78 HT, CKI 22 21 Moderate Low No GM index 4.3 (day 20) Enterococcus faecium Probable Yes Yes 2 days 6 M, 83 HT, DM 13 9 Moderate Low No GM index 1.7 (day 11) Probable Yes No 7 M, 74 None 36 36 Severe Low Yes GM index 4.4 (day 24) Enterococcus faecalis Probable Yes Yes 4 days