The prevalence of Aspergillus fumigatus in early cystic fibrosis disease is underestimated by culture-based diagnostic methods

Journal of Microbiological Methods
Emma ReeceJulie Renwick

Abstract

Aspergillus fumigatus is the most common fungus infecting/colonising people with cystic fibrosis (CF) and can negatively impact clinical status. Diagnostic laboratories rely on culture to detect A. fumigatus which is known to be less sensitive than molecular approaches. Therefore, A. fumigatus colonisation in the CF population may be underestimated. Sputum (n = 60) from 25 children with CF were collected and A. fumigatus was detected using routine culture (CM1), enhanced culture (CM2) and ITS1 qPCR. The prevalence of A. fumigatus in this young CF population was 68% by qPCR and only 16% by CM1. CM1, CM2 and qPCR detected A. fumigatus in 8%, 22% and 53% of samples, respectively. qPCR had a 94.2% and 77.4% increased odds of detecting A. fumigatus over CM1 and CM2, respectively. Molecular methods proved superior for detecting A. fumigatus in CF sputum. A. fumigatus is likely more prevalent in early CF disease than is currently reported.

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