Table 1.
Patients demographics, clinical data, antifungal treatment, and Aspergillus spp. isolated.
| Specimen number | Gender/age | Origin | Specimen type | Clinical data | Histopathology/ CT | Mortality within 30 days | Treatment | Aspergillus species |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1444 | M/48 | Qatar | Nasal swab | Nephrotic syndrome, on immunosuppressant, fungal sinusitis | + | Alive | NAa | Aspergillus terreus |
| Q3252 | M/62 | KSA | Burn | Deep left knee burn | NA | Alive | NA | Aspergillus flavus |
| Q0098 | M/49 | Sudan | Tissue | TBj, pulmonary aspergillosis, aspergilloma, X-ray+ | + | Alive | ITCb | Aspergillus flavus |
| Q0224 | F/49 | KSA | BALg | Endometrial adenocarcinoma | NA | Alive | AMBc, CASd | Aspergillus flavus |
| Q4000676 | F/29 | India | Sinus mucosa | Nasal polyp, diabetic | + | Alive | NA | Aspergillus welwitschiae |
| Q0180 | M/22 | Jordan | Nasal swab | Nasal polyp | + | Alive | NA | Aspergillus flavus |
| Q1013 | M/27 | India | Tissue | skull lesion, sphenoid sinus extending to pteryoid fascia | NA | Died | NA | Aspergillus flavus |
| Q0878 | M/23 | Qatar | Tissue | Maxillary ethmoid sinus | NA | Alive | NA | Aspergillus flavus |
| Q8000006 | M/17 | KSA | BAL | Cystic fibrosis | NA | Alive | NA | Aspergillus sublatus |
| Q0078 | M/60 | Pakistan | BWh | Pneumonia | NA | Alive | CAS | Aspergillus terreus |
| Q0139 | M/21 | India | Nasal swab | Allergic rhinosinusitis | NA | Alive | NA | Aspergillus flavus |
| Q6070 | M/11 | Qatar | Wound | Fracture (RTAk) | NA | Alive | NA | Aspergillus citrinoterreus |
| Q1129 | M/43 | Pakistan | Debris from nose | Fungal sinusitis | NA | Alive | NA | Aspergillus flavus |
| Q0205 | M/22 | Nepal | BAL | Neutropenia, pancytopenia | – | Died | NA | Aspergillus nidulans |
| Q0404 | F/33 | Pakistan | Tissue | Fungal sinusitis | + | Alive | NA | Aspergillus welwitschiae |
| Q0782 | F/35 | India | Tissue | Fungal sinusitis | + | Alive | NA | Aspergillus pseudonomius |
| Q0807 | M/6 | Pakistan | Tissue | Chronic granulomatous disease with Aspergillus brain abscess | NA | Alive | VCZe+AMB | Aspergillus fumigatus |
| Q6057 | M/48 | Egypt | Plate Culture | Unknown | NA | Alive | NA | Aspergillus fumigatus |
| Q1047 | M/27 | Bangladesh | Tissue | fungal sinusitis with intracranial extension | NA | Alive | VCZ+CAS | Aspergillus fumigatus |
| Q1072 | M/13 | Qatar | Sputum | Cystic fibrosis | NA | Alive | NA | Aspergillus tubingensis |
| Q1332 | M/30 | Nepal | Pus aspirate (Brain) | Fungal sinusitis | + | Alive | FLf, AMB, VCZ, ITC | Aspergillus fumigatus |
| Q6746 | M/29 | Sudan | Sphenoid sinus swab | Fungal sinusitis | + | Alive | NA | Aspergillus terreus |
| Q0012 | F/61 | UAE | Tissue | Nasal polyp, breast Ca | – | Alive | NA | Aspergillus tubingensis |
| Q1374 | M/35 | India | Tissue | Nasal polyp | NA | Alive | NA | Aspergillus flavus |
| Q0120 | M/52 | Sudan | Sputum | Interstitial lung disease, aspergillosis | NA | Alive | VCZ | Aspergillus fumigatus |
| Q0140 | M/47 | Sudan | Wound Tissue | Brain tumor | NA | Died | CAS, FL, Miconazole, VCZ | Aspergillus nidulans |
| Q1490 | F/18 | Qatar | Sputum | Cystic fibrosis | NA | Alive | NA | Aspergillus fumigatus |
| Q0338 | M/27 | India | Tissue | fungal sinusitis | NA | Alive | AMB, ITC, VCZ | Aspergillus flavus |
| Q0334 | F/15 | Qatar | Sputum | Cystic fibrosis | NA | Alive | NA | Aspergillus terreus |
| Q0416 | F/56 | Sudan | Tissue | fungal sinusitis, CT+ | + | Alive | VCZ, ITC | Aspergillus welwitschiae |
| Q0521 | F/74 | Qatar | Tissue | RTA | NA | Alive | AMB | Aspergillus tamarii |
| Q0609 | F/36 | South Africa | BW | Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis | NA | Alive | VCZ | Aspergillus fumigatus |
| Q4672 | F/18 | Qatar | Sputum | Cystic fibrosis | NA | Alive | NA | Aspergillus terreus |
| Q0688 | M/52 | Qatar | Pleural Fluid | Lung Cancer | NA | Died | VCZ | Aspergillus fumigatus |
| Q0234A | F/37 | Sudan | Tissue | Fungal sinusitis | NA | Alive | VCZ, ITC | Aspergillus welwitschiae |
| Q0234B | F/37 | Sudan | Tissue | Fungal sinusitis | NA | Alive | VCZ, ITC | Aspergillus flavus |
| Q0438 | M/80 | Tunisia | BAL | Lung cancer | NA | Died | NA | Aspergillus terreus |
| Q0490 | F/26 | Sudan | Tissue | Fungal sinusitis | NA | Alive | ITC | Aspergillus welwitschiae |
| Q7406 | M/4 | Qatar | Ear Swab | Recurrent tonsillitis, otalgia | NA | Alive | Miconazole | Aspergillus terreus |
| Q0477 | M/66 | Pakistan | BAL | Interstitial lung disease | NA | Alive | NA | Aspergillus pallidofulvus |
| Q6630 | F/49 | Pakistan | Ear Swab | ALLl | NA | Alive | Miconazole | Aspergillus chevalieri |
| Q1114 | F/36 | India | BAL | Aspergillus pneumonia | NA | Alive | AMB, CAS, VCZ | Aspergillus welwitschiae |
| Q0725 | F/39 | India | Tissue | Fungal sinusitis | NA | Alive | VCZ | Aspergillus flavus |
| Q4260 | F/49 | Sudan | Ear Swab | Hearing loss | NA | Alive | NA | Aspergillus terreus |
| Q0567 | M/72 | Palestine | Exit site swab | ESRDm | NA | Alive | NA | Aspergillus fumigatus |
| Q1177 | M/78 | Qatar | BW | Chest infiltrate | NA | Alive | NA | Aspergillus fumigatus |
| Q1169 | F/44 | Qatar | Foot tissue | Septic shock, diabetic, ESRD, bed sore | NA | Alive | NA | Aspergillus flavus |
| Q1165 | F/47 | UAE | BAL | Lung fibrosis | NA | Alive | VCZ | Aspergillus flavus |
| Q6596 | M/63 | Qatar | BAL | Polyneuropathy | NA | Died | Anidulafungin | Aspergillus terreus |
| Q1301 | F/25 | Qatar | Nail | Onychomycosis | NA | Alive | NA | Aspergillus quadrilineatus |
| Q6198 | M/32 | Jordan | Eye swab | NA | NA | Alive | NA | Aspergillus flavus |
| Q1467 | F/35 | Egypt | Nasal swab | Skull base meningioma | NA | Alive | NA | Aspergillus terreus |
| Q4000006 | F/55 | Qatar | BW | Bronchiolar asthma | NA | Alive | Miconazole | Aspergillus terreus |
| Q0518 | M/29 | Sri Lanka | Ear | ASOMn | NA | Alive | NA | Aspergillus flavus |
| Q0333 | M/38 | Sri Lanka | Tissue | Nasal polyp | + | Alive | NA | Aspergillus tubingensis |
| Q2266 | F/35 | Pakistan | Ethmoid sinus tissue | Fungal sinusitis | + | Alive | VCZ, ITC | Aspergillus welwitschiae |
| Q6811 | F/8 | Qatar | Ear | Otomycosis | NA | Alive | NA | Aspergillus terreus |
| Q1651 | F/18 | Qatar | Sputum | Cystic fibrosis | NA | Alive | NA | Aspergillus terreus |
| Q7463 | M/25 | India | Ear | Ear pain | NA | Alive | NA | Aspergillus terreus |
| Q7675 | 21/F | Qatar | Sputum | Cystic fibrosis | NA | Alive | NA | Aspergillus fumigatus |
| Q1787 | M/28 | Jordan | Ethmoid sinus tissue | Fungal sinusitis | + | Alive | ITC | Aspergillus citrinoterreus |
| Q2779 | M/79 | Qatar | Sputum | COPDo, lung fibrosis | NA | Alive | NA | Aspergillus terreus |
| Q0486 | M/40 | India | BAL | TB | NA | Alive | NA | Aspergillus caespitosus |
| Q3118 | M/60 | Qatar | Ear | Chronic kidney disease | NA | Alive | NA | Aspergillus flavus |
| Q0700 | M/6 | Qatar | BAL | Cystic fibrosis | NA | Alive | NA | Aspergillus fumigatus |
| Q3996 | F/74 | Syria | Ear | Sensorineural hearing loss since birth | NA | Alive | NA | Aspergillus terreus |
| Q4145 | M/42 | Nepal | Sputum | RTA | NA | Alive | NA | Aspergillus terreus |
| Q0861 | F/39 | Sudan | BAL | Chronic cough | NA | Alive | ITC | Aspergillus flavus |
| Q5260 | M/57 | Sudan | ETTi | Colitis, Pleural effusion | NA | Died | NA | Aspergillus citrinoterreus |
| Q5254 | F/48 | USA | Sputum | URTIp | NA | Alive | NA | Aspergillus flavus |
a
Data not Available.
b
Itraconazole.
c
Amphotericin B.
d
Caspofungin.
e
Voriconazole.
f
Fluconazole.
g
Broncho-Alveolar Lavage.
h
Bronchial Wash.
i
Endotracheal Tube secretion.
j
Tuberculosis.
k
Road Traffic Accident.
l
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.
m
End Stage Renal Disease.
n
Acute Suppurative Otitis Media.
o
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
p
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection.
+, Positive; –, Negative; CT, Computed Tomography.