TABLE 2.

Characteristics of patients from whom A. fumigatus isolates were recovered^a

Patient	Age (yr)	Underlying disease and/or condition	Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis status	Sample(s)	Date (day/mo/yr)	Strain
A	75	Tx (kidney)	Proven	Sputum	18/02/1999	73a
				BAL fluid	22/02/1999	71a
B	49	Bechterews disease; chronic empyema	CNPA	Sputum	26/01/2000	30e
C	48	ARDS	Proven	Tracheal secretions	20/12/1999	28e
D	38	Solumedrol therapy	Possible	Tracheal secretions	28/05/2000	57e
E	6	Relapsed leukemia	Proven	Tracheal secretions	05/06/2000	59e
				Lung at autopsy	13/06/2000	62e
				Lung at autopsy	13/06/2000	63e
F	55	COPD; emphysema	CNPA	Sputum	02/12/1999	30a
G	57	Wegener's granulomatosis	Proven	Lung at autopsy	20/12/1999	29e
I	18	CGD	Colonization	BAL fluid	24/05/2000	53e
				Sputum	29/05/2000	55e
				Sputum	31/05/2000	54e
J	63	Tx (kidney)	Probable	BAL fluid	20/03/1999	46b
K	72	Tx (thumb)	No	Wound	—b/11/1998	28
L	46	ALL; post-BMT	Proven	Lung at autopsy	22/03/1999	47b
M	25	Colitis ulcerosa; infliximab therapy	Proven	Sputum	28/06/2000	66e
				Lung at autopsy	10/07/2000	F26
N	53	Tumor cerebri	No	BAL fluid	18/05/1999	24c

^aAbbreviations: Tx, transplantation; CNPA, chronic necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis; ARDS, adult respiratory distress syndrome; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; ALL, acute lymphatic leukemia.

^bDay of isolation not specified.