OBJECTIVE: This study aim was to determine the prevalence of microorganisms in the respiratory tract of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) admitted to the CF Reference Centre in Southern Italy between 2002-2010. METHODS: Microbiology assessment of samples (sputum and tracheal aspirates) collected from patients with pulmonary exacerbation admitted to hospital was carried out. All patients were registered in a database and clinical and microbiological data were retrospectively analysed. RESULTS: Overall, 188 patients were included and a total of 1217 samples were analysed. The most common microorganisms were Staphylococcus aureus (78.7% of the patients) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (58%), followed by Candida albicans (19.1%), Haemophilus influenzae (13.3%) and Aspergillus fumigatus (9.6%). CONCLUSION: Compared to similar studies performed in other European countries, our microbiological data, especially the low occurrence of filamentous fungi, suggest a specific local epidemiology, probably related to some uncommon CFTR mutations, which are specific to Southern Italy.
OBJECTIVE: This study aim was to determine the prevalence of microorganisms in the respiratory tract of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) admitted to the CF Reference Centre in Southern Italy between 2002-2010. METHODS: Microbiology assessment of samples (sputum and tracheal aspirates) collected from patients with pulmonary exacerbation admitted to hospital was carried out. All patients were registered in a database and clinical and microbiological data were retrospectively analysed. RESULTS: Overall, 188 patients were included and a total of 1217 samples were analysed. The most common microorganisms were Staphylococcus aureus (78.7% of the patients) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (58%), followed by Candida albicans (19.1%), Haemophilus influenzae (13.3%) and Aspergillus fumigatus (9.6%). CONCLUSION: Compared to similar studies performed in other European countries, our microbiological data, especially the low occurrence of filamentous fungi, suggest a specific local epidemiology, probably related to some uncommon CFTR mutations, which are specific to Southern Italy.
Authors: Giuseppina Caggiano; Francesca Apollonio; Mila Consiglio; Valentina Gasparre; Paolo Trerotoli; Giusy Diella; Marco Lopuzzo; Francesco Triggiano; Stefania Stolfa; Adriana Mosca; Maria Teresa Montagna Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-06-09 Impact factor: 4.614
Authors: Carsten Schwarz; Dominik Hartl; Olaf Eickmeier; Andreas Hector; Christian Benden; Isabelle Durieu; Amparo Sole; Silvia Gartner; Carlos E Milla; Peter James Barry Journal: Mycopathologia Date: 2017-07-31 Impact factor: 2.574