Fig. 1.

Detection of pathogenic bacteria, Candida spp., and coexistence of pathogenic bacteria and Candida spp. in sputum samples in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) and other respiratory disorders. Pathogenic bacteria: Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Haemophilus influenzae, Enterobacteriaceae, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Moraxella catarrhalis, Achromobacter xylosoxidans, Burkholderia cepacia complex, Streptococcus pyogenes, Neisseria meningitidis, and Pseudomonas species