Prevalence of bacteria identified in respiratory secretions from patients with cystic fibrosis, by age cohort
Prevalence of bacteria identified in respiratory secretions from patients with cystic fibrosis, by age cohort
The graph shows the proportion of individuals in various age groups who had positive cultures for each of these bacterial species during 2022.
A. xylosoxidans: Achromobacter xylosoxidans;
B. cepacia complex: Burkholderia cepacia complex;
H. influenza: Haemophilus influenza;
MRSA: methicillin-resistant S. aureus;
P. aeruginosa: Pseudomonas aeruginosa;
S. aureus: Staphylococcus aureus;
S. maltophilia: Stenotrophomonas maltophilia.