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Table 5 Fungal culture results among the studied cases

From: Prevalence and pattern of isolated fungi from bronchoalveolar lavage among patients with lung cancer: a prospective cross-sectional study

Variables

Total cases (100)

Culture fungal isolates

68 (68%)

Aspergillus fumigatus moderate growth

4 (4%)

Aspergillus fumigatus heavy growth

4 (4%)

Aspergillus niger moderate growth

10 (10%)

Aspergillus niger heavy growth

18 (18%)

Candida mild growth

9 (9%)

Candida moderate growth

4 (4%)

Candida heavy growth

19 (19%)

Pathological diagnosis (hyphae)

6(6.0%)