Frequency of bacterial and fungal pathogens before and after eradication therapy in specimens of CF patients
| Pathogen | Before eradication | After eradication |
| Positive cultures | ||
| Staphylococcus aureus | 133 (648) | 183 (78.5) |
| MRSA | 0 | 2 (0.8) |
| Coagulase-negative staphylococcus | 25 (12) | 10 (4.2) |
| Burkholderia cepacia complex | 0 | 1 (0.4) |
| Escherichia coli | 19 (9.2) | 6 (2.5) |
| Haemophilus influenzae | 19 (9.2) | 11 (4.7) |
| Klebsiella spp. | 7 (3.4) | 8 (3.4) |
| Stenotrophomonas maltophilia | 4 (1.9) | 8 (3.4) |
| Achromobacter xylosoxidans | 1 (0.4) | 2 (0.8) |
| Acinetobacter spp. | 2 (0.9) | 1 (0.4) |
| Candida albicans | 43 (20.9) | 25 (10.7) |
| Aspergillus fumigatus | 10 (4.8) | 18 (7.7) |
| Normal flora | 18 (8.7) | 18 (7.7) |
Data are presented as n (%). MRSA: methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus.