From: Fungal colonization in patients with chronic respiratory diseases from Himalayan region of India
Clinical Diagnosis | No. of patients | Culture +ve patients (%) | Isolates | No. of Isolates (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bronchogenic carcinoma | 31 | 10 (32.3) | A. flavus | 5 (16.1) |
 |  |  | C. albicans | 2 (6.4) |
 |  |  | A. niger | 2 (6.4) |
 |  |  | A. fumigatus | 1 (3.2) |
Tubercular sequelae | 16 | 7 (43.8) | C. albicans | 5 (31.3) |
 |  |  | C. tropicalis | 1 (6.3) |
 |  |  | A. fumigatus | 1 (6.3) |
Bronchiectasis | 5 | 5 (100) | C. albicans | 3(60) |
 |  |  | A. flavus | 1 (20) |
 |  |  | A. fumigatus | 1 (20) |
Pleural effusion | 2 | 1 (50) | A. niger | 1 (50) |
Bronchial asthma | 2 | 2 (100) | C. albicans | 1 (50) |
 |  |  | A. fumigatus | 1 (50) |
COPD | 3 | 2 (66.7) | C. albicans | 1 (33.3) |
 |  |  | C. tropicalis | 1 (33.3) |
Interstitial lung disease | 1 | 1(100) | C. neoformans | 1(100) |