Table 1

Microbiological co-colonizing/infection patterns isolated from the sputum of 138 adult patients with cystic fibrosis

Microflora/Microbiota present
Number of patients
Percentage of adult CF population

Pseudomonas aeruginosa
50
36.2
Burkholderia cenocepacia
17
12.3
Staphylococcus aureus
14
10.1
Pseudomonas aeruginosa &Staphylococcus aureus
7
5.1
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
5
3.6
Pseudomonas aeruginosa &Burkholderia cenocepacia
4
2.9
Burkholderia multivorans
3
2.2
Candida sp.
3
2.2
Burkholderia cenocepacia &Staphylococcus aureus
2
1.5
Candida sp. &Burkholderia cenocepacia
2
1.5
Aspergillus sp. &Pseudomonas aeruginosa
2
1.5
Pseudomonas fluorescens
1
0.7
Aspergillus sp.
1
0.7
Commensals
1
0.7
E. coli
1
0.7
Haemophilus influenzae
1
0.7
Haemophilus parainfluenzae
1
0.7
Moraxella catarrhalis
1
0.7
Morganella morganii
1
0.7
Neiserria sp.
1
0.7
Aspergillus sp. &Staphylococcus aureus
1
0.7
Candida sp. &Pseudomonas aeruginosa
1
0.7
Haemophilus influenzae &Burkholderia cenocepacia
1
0.7
Staphylococcus aureus &Burkholderia cenocepacia &Pseudomonas aeruginosa
1
0.7
Candida sp. &Burkholderia cenocepacia &Pseudomonas aeruginosa
1
0.7
No significant growth
16
11.3

Moore et al. Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2004 3:8   doi:10.1186/1476-0711-3-8