Table 1.
Prevalence of Pulmonary Coinfections and Types of Copathogens According to Aspergillus Species in 126 Patients with IPA (EORTC/MSG Criteria)
| Mold | Coinfections, n (%) | Copathogens* |
|---|---|---|
| Aspergillus fumigatus (n = 45)§ | 22 (49) | CMV (6), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (5), Staphylococcus aureus (3), Aspergillus niger (3), Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (2), Mycobacterium intracellulare (2), Aspergillus terreus (1), Aspergillus nidulans (1), Mycobacterium fortuitum (1), Mycobacterium avium (1), Fusarium species (1), Acinetobacter species (1), Hemophilus species (1), Hafnia species (1), Alcaligenes species (1), Klebsiella pneumonia (1), Paecilomyces species (1), Scedosporium species (1) |
| Aspergillus non-fumigatus spp. (n = 69)§ | 36 (52) | |
| A. flavus (n = 22) | 12 (55) | Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (5), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (3), RSV (2), Aspergillus fumigatus (1), Serratia marcescens (1), Enterobacter species (1), Neisseria elongata (1), Achromobacter species (1), CMV (1), Adenovirus (1), Parainfluenza virus type 3 (1) |
| A. niger (n = 19) | 10 (53) | Hemophilus spp. (2), Mycobacterium avium (2), Mycobacterium abscessus (1), CMV (1), Staphylococcus aureus (1), group B-Streptococcus hemolyticus (1), Escherichia coli (1) |
| A. terreus (n = 15) | 7 (47) | Staphylococcus aureus (2), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (1), Aspergillus nidulans (1), Aspergillus fumigatus (1), Nocardia species (1), Influenza A virus (1), RSV (1), CMV (1), Parainfluenza virus type 1 (1) |
| A. versicolor (n = 7) | 4 (57) | Influenza A (2), Fusarium spp. (1), Nocardia spp. (1), E. coli (1) |
| A. nidulans (n = 4) | 1 (25) | Pseudomonas aeruginosa (1) |
| A. glaucus (n = 2) | 2 (100) | Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (1), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (1), Hemophilus spp. (1), Mycobacterium avium (1), Parainfluenza virus type 1 (1) |
| Aspergillus spp**. (n = 12) | 4 (33) | Staphylococcus aureus (1), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (1), Pseudomonas putida (1), Parainfluenza virus type 3 (1) |
NOTE. CMV, cytomegalovirus; RSV, respiratory syncytial virus.
*
several patients had more than one copathogens.
**
not specified.
§
P value = .85