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
|
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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.