Qualitative sputum bacteriology throughout the study
| ELTGOL group (n=22) | Placebo group (n=22) | |||||
| Microorganism | Baseline | Month 6 | Month 12 | Baseline | Month 6 | Month 12 |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 6 (27.3) | 7 (36.8) | 5 (26.3) | 2 (9.1) | 2 (10.0) | 4 (20.0) |
| Haemophilus influenzae | 4 (18.2) | 4 (18.2) | 2 (10.5) | 1 (4.5) | 3 (15.0) | 3 (15.0) |
| Other PPMs | 3 (13.6) | 1 (5.3) | 3 (15.8) | 5 (22.7) | 4 (20.0) | 2 (10.0) |
| MNF or no bacterial growth | 7 (31.8) | 4 (21.1) | 9 (47.4) | 9 (40.9) | 4 (20.0) | 8 (40.0) |
| No sample collected | 2 (9.1) | 3 (15.3) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (22.7) | 7 (35.0) | 3 (15.0) |
Data are presented as n (%). PPMs: potentially pathogenic microorganisms (S. pneumoniae, S. aureus, Enterobacter, Klebsiella, Proteus); MNF: mixed normal flora.