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. 2019 Apr;25(4):797–799. doi: 10.3201/eid2504.181110

Table. Characteristics of and growth of Aspergillus fumigatus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in sputum samples and on cough plates from 15 cystic fibrosis patients, the Netherlands, 2017–2018*.

Pt. no.
Age, y/sex
FEV1, L (% predicted)
Peak flow,
L/s
AB/AF use
Growth on first/second cough plates
Cultured from first/second sputum sample
A. fumigatus
P. aeruginosa
S. aureus
S. maltophilia
A. fumigatus
P. aeruginosa
S. aureus
S. maltophilia
1 23/F 2.7 (85) 7.9 Yes/no –/– +/– –/– –/– –/– +/+ +/+ +/–
2 20/F 4.0 (101) 8.6 Yes/no –/– –/– –/– –/+ –/ND –/ND +/ND +/ND
3 22/F 2.3 (74) 7.9 Yes/no –/– –/– –/+ –/– +/+ –/– +/+ –/–
4 20/M 3.2 (61) 7.4 Yes/no +/– –/– –/– –/– +/+ –/– +/+ –/–
5 49/F 2.3 (74) 7.7 No/no –/– –/– –/– –/– +/– –/– +/+ –/–
6 43/F 2.7 (82) 7.2 Yes/no –/– –/– –/– –/– +/+ +/+ –/– –/–
7 26/M 4.6 (106) 10.9 Yes/no –/– –/– +/+ –/– +/ND –/ND +/ND –/ND
8 39/F 1.0 (33) 5.7 Yes/no –/– –/– –/+ –/– +/+ –/– –/– +/+
9 49/M 1.2 (31) 3.4 Yes/no –/– +/+ –/– –/– +/+ +/+ –/– –/–
10 22/M 2.0 (41) 7.8 Yes/no –/– +/+ –/– –/– +/– +/+ +/+ –/–
11 58/F 2.2 (79) 5.1 Yes/no –/– –/– –/– –/– –/– +/+ +/– –/–
12 31/M 2.0 (41) 5.3 Yes/no –/– +/+ +/+ –/– –/+ –/+ –/+ –/–
13 51/F 0.7 (26) 3.5 Yes/no –/– +/+ –/– –/– –/– +/+ +/+ –/–
14 30/M 2.5 (50) 8.7 Yes/no –/– +/+ –/– –/– +/+ +/+ –/– –/+
15 27/F 3.8 (102) 8.4 Yes/no +/+ –/– –/– –/– +/+ –/– –/– –/–

*AB, antibiotic; AF, antifungal; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 second; ND, not done; Pt, patient; +, positive; –, negative.