FIGURE 1.

Aspergillus fumigatus isolates selection diagram. Isolates meeting the inclusion criteria are shown for all four groups. If isolates were excluded from the final selection, the reason for exclusion is indicated in the figure. The total number of isolates per group used for conidial size measurement is indicated per group as well as the origin of sample type. a) Cystic fibrosis (CF) patients; b) chronic lung disease; c) acute invasive aspergillosis; and d) environmental. BAL: bronchoalveolar lavage; EORTC/MSG: European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer/Invasive Fungal Infections Cooperative Group and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Mycoses Study Group.