Table 1.
Culture Results of Sputum Samples of HIV Patients (n=100)
| Growth | Number | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bacterial Growth | 24 | 24 | |
| Fungal Growth | 42 | 42 | |
| Both | 10 | 10 | |
| Bacteria (n=24) | |||
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | 9 | 37.5 | |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 7 | 29.2 | |
| Escherichia coli | 4 | 16.6 | |
| Citrobacter freundii | 1 | 4.2 | |
| Acinetobacterspp. | 1 | 4.2 | |
| Acinetobacter spp. + Citrobacter freundii | 1 | 4.2 | |
| Escherichia coli + Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 1 | 4.2 | |
| Fungi (n=42) | |||
| Yeast (n=30) | 29 | 69 | |
| Mold (n=13) | 12 | 28.5 | |
| Both Yeast and Mold(n=1) | 1 | 2.5 | |
| Yeast | |||
| Candida albicans | 20 | 66.7 | |
| Candida parapsilosis | 4 | 13.3 | |
| Candida dubliniensis | 3 | 10.24 | |
| Candida krusei | 1 | 3.3 | |
| Candida tropicalis | 1 | 3.3 | |
| Candida guillermondii | 1 | 3.3 | |
| Mold | |||
| Aspergillus spp. | 6 | 46.15 | |
| Penicillium spp. | 5 | 38.56 | |
| Mucor spp. | 2 | 15.38 | |