Clinical implications of fungal isolation from sputum in adult patients with cystic fibrosis

Ilim Irmak Ebru Damadoğlu Damla Karadeniz Güven Khurshud Hüseynova Ahmet Çagkan Inkaya Berrin Er Ali Korhan Sig Dolunay Gulmez Sevtap Arikan-Akdagli Dilber Ademhan Tural Deniz Dogru Ersoz Hayriye Uğur Özçelik Emine Nural Kiper Ali Fuat Kalyoncu

Published in: Turkish journal of medical sciences (2021)

Frequent use of parenteral antibiotics and use of nutritional supplementation were found to be independent risk factors for fungal isolation from sputum in adult CF.

Keyphrases

cystic fibrosis
pseudomonas aeruginosa
lung function
cell wall
pulmonary tuberculosis
young adults
air pollution