Which Are the Optimal Criteria for the Diagnosis of Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis? A Latent Class Analysis

The ideal criteria for diagnosing allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) remain unknown because of the lack of a criterion standard. Latent class analysis using a probabilistic modeling technique can circumvent the need for a reference standard.To compare the diagnostic performance of various criteria used for evaluating ABPA.We prospectively enrolled consecutive cases of bronchial asthma and performed a series of investigations used for...