Table 4 Mycological findings of sputum culture from 88 positive cases of patients attending the pulmonary tuberculosis clinics
From: Serological evidence of chronic pulmonary Aspergillosis in tuberculosis patients in Kenya
Fungal isolate | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
C.albicans | 18 | 20.5 |
 A.fumigatus | 13 | 14.8 |
Penicillium spp | 10 | 11.4 |
 A. niger | 8 | 9.1 |
Scedosporium spp. | 5 | 5.7 |
 C. glabrata + C.albicans | 5 | 5.7 |
 C. Krusei + C.glabrata | 4 | 4.6 |
Rhizopus spp. | 3 | 3.4 |
 C. tropicalis | 3 | 3.4 |
Cryptococcus spp. | 3 | 3.4 |
Phiallophora spp. | 2 | 2.3 |
Cladosporium spp. | 2 | 2.3 |
 C. parapsilosis | 2 | 2.3 |
 C. zeylanoich | 2 | 2.3 |
 A.terreus | 1 | 1.1 |
 A.flavus | 1 | 1.1 |
 A.candidus | 1 | 1.1 |
 A.clavatus | 1 | 1.1 |
Ochroconis spp. | 1 | 1.1 |
Scapulariopsis brevicaulis | 1 | 1.1 |
 C. guilliamondii | 1 | 1.1 |
Geotrichum candidum | 1 | 1.1 |
Total | 88 | 100 |