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OBJECTIVE: To explore the diagnostic value of serum Aspergillus IgG antibody combined with BALF galactoman(GM) in the diagnosis of pulmonary aspergillosis and provide a new scheme for clinical diagnosis of aspergillus infection. METHODS: 97 patients suspected of pulmonary aspergillus infection were selected in our hospital during March 2016 and September 2017. Serum IgG and BALF GM were performed for all, ROC curve analysis was used to compare the diagnostic value. RESULTS: 58 cases diagnosed as pulmonary aspergillosis and 39 non-aspergillus infection patients were enrolled in this study as patient group and control group, respectively. Serum IgG antibody level in patient group is significant higher than control group(P<0.05), and also higher in chronic pulmonary aspergillosis(CPA) patients, compared with invasive pulmonary aspergillosis(IPA) patients. The sensitivity and specificity were 53.4%, 94.9% respectively if the cut-off value of serum IgG test was set as 140 IU/ml. When the cut-off value of BALF GM test was 0.5, the sensitivity and specificity were 75.9%, 76.9%. The ROC curve area of serum IgG antibody, BALF GM was 0.770, 0.813, respectively. When combined serum IgG antibody and BALF GM together, the area under the curve was 0.897. Conclution The combined serum IgG antibody and BALF GM tests improved the diagnostic value of pulmonary aspergillosis, it is recommended to clinical diagnosis.