Table 2.  Diagnostic Variables of Patients with COVID-19 with Putative IPA
Patient No.  Sex  Age (yr)  APACHE IV Pred Mort. (%)  BMI (kg/m2)  LOS at IPA Diagnosis (d)  GM in BAL at Diagnosis (ODI)  Fungal Culture  Comorbidity  Clinical Findings at Diagnosis  Radiological Findings
1  M  39  12.55  34.57  19  3.14  No growth  Obese, asthma  Persistent fever, increase in CRP  CT: GGO
2  F  76  25.73  39.34  4  >4.00   A. fumigatus  Obese, AHT, asthma  Persistent fever, increase in CRP, worsening PF ratio  CT: GGO, consolidations
3  F  73  14.73  29.78  3  >4.00   A. fumigatus  Obese, AHT, COPD  Persistent fever, increase in CRP  X-ray: patchy, peripheral consolidations
4  M  64  21.49  27.76  3  1.10   A. fumigatus  Overweight  Rising fever, increase in CRP, MOF  CT: GGO, basal consolidations
5  M  74  12.22  23.15  1  >4.00   A. fumigatus  None  Rising fever, increase in CRP, low PF ratio  X-ray: conglomerate alveolar consolidations
6  F  72  18.45  29.70  1  >4.00   A. fumigatus  Obese, COPD  Rising fever, increase in CRP, worsening PF ratio  CT: extensive peripheral consolidations, emphysema
7  M  76  30.67  27.78  1  >4.00   A. flavus  Overweight, AHT  Rising fever, increase CRP, MOF  CT: GGO, peripheral consolidations
8  M  64  12.80  31.46  6  2.60  No growth  Obese  Rising fever, increase in CRP, worsening PF ratio  X-ray: increasing consolidations
9  M  73  28.62  26.32  3  3.35   A. terreus  Overweight, DM II renal transplant  Rising fever, worsening PF ratio  X-ray: increasing consolidations, mainly peripheral
Definition of abbreviations: A. flavus = Aspergillus flavus; A. fumigatus = Aspergillus fumigatus; A. terreus = Aspergillus terreus; AHT = arterial hypertension; APACHE = Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; BMI = body mass index; COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; COVID-19 = coronavirus disease; CRP = C-reactive protein; CT = computed tomography; DM II = diabetes mellitus type 2; GGO = ground glass opacifications; GM = galactomannan; IPA = invasive pulmonary aspergillosis; LOS = length of stay; MOF = multiorgan failure; ODI = optical density index; PF = PaO2/FiO2; Pred Mort = predicted mortality.