Volume 25, Number 4—April 2019
Dispatch
Aerosol Transmission of Aspergillus fumigatus in Cystic Fibrosis Patients in the Netherlands
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 | |||||||
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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.