Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
T40 |
0-132 |
Sentence |
denotes |
A total of seven patients with COVID‐19 who had one or more positive respiratory cultures for Aspergillus fumigatus were identified. |
T41 |
133-217 |
Sentence |
denotes |
According to the AspICU algorithm, 7 four patients were classified as putative IPA. |
T42 |
218-515 |
Sentence |
denotes |
None of the patients had European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer/ Invasive Fungal Infections Cooperative Group and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Mycoses Study Group (EORTC/MSG) host factors, including neutropenia and prolonged use of corticosteroids. |
T43 |
516-618 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Only one patient had a pre‐existing lung disease (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Patient 1). |
T44 |
619-933 |
Sentence |
denotes |
All four patients had compatible signs (fever refractory to at least 3 days of appropriate therapy or worsening respiratory insufficiency despite appropriate antibiotic therapy and ventilatory support), host factor (glucocorticoid treatment with prednisone equivalent > 20 mg/d) and abnormal radiographic findings. |
T45 |
934-1148 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Radiographic abnormalities included worsening infiltrates (Patient 1), opacities with dense consolidations (Patient 2), cavitary pneumonia (Patient 3) and diffuse interstitial and patchy hazy opacities (Patient 4). |
T46 |
1149-1258 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The remaining three patients were classified as having colonisation as they lacked compatible clinical signs. |
T47 |
1259-1349 |
Sentence |
denotes |
For those three patients, subsequent clinical deterioration was explained by other causes. |
T48 |
1350-1430 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Clinical characteristics of the patients with putative IPA are shown in Table 1. |
T49 |
1431-1459 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The median age was 79 years. |
T50 |
1460-1594 |
Sentence |
denotes |
All experienced worsening respiratory status leading to invasive mechanical ventilation before the isolation of Aspergillus fumigatus. |
T51 |
1595-1671 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The patients had been mechanically ventilated for a mean of 6.8 days (range: |
T52 |
1672-1712 |
Sentence |
denotes |
1‐14 days) before Aspergillus isolation. |
T53 |
1713-1818 |
Sentence |
denotes |
At Aspergillus isolation, fever and leukocytosis were present in one and all four patients, respectively. |
T54 |
1819-1891 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Serum galactomannan level was positive for only one patient (Patient 2). |
T55 |
1892-1960 |
Sentence |
denotes |
All patients received concomitant broad‐spectrum antibiotic therapy. |