Table 6 Results of sputum culture isolates in the studied patients
From: Bronchiectasis as co morbidity with COPD or ILD: complex interactions and severe consequences
Disease | Sputum culture (n = 88) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No organism No. (%) | Normal Flora No. (%) | grame –ve No. (%) | grame + ve strept No. (%) | grame + ve staph No. (%) | Aspergillus No. (%) | Total | |
COPD | 13 (30.2) | 14 (32.5) | 3 (7.0) | 7 (16.3) | 6 (14.0) | 0 (0.0) | 43 |
ILD | 4 (19.0) | 13 (61.9) | 1 (4.7) | 1 (4.7) | 1 (4.7) | 1 (4.7) | 21 |
Bronchiectasis | 0 (0.0) | 1 (16.6) | 1 (16.6) | 1 (16.6) | 3 (50.0) | 0 (0.0) | 6 |
COPD + bronchiectasis | 1 (11.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (11.1) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (77.8) | 0 (0.0) | 9 |
ILD + ronchiectasis | B | 2 (22.2) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (22.2) | 3 (33.3) | 1 (11.1) | 9 |