Microbial contamination of home nebulizers in children with cystic fibrosis and clinical implication on the number of pulmonary exacerbations

Table 2 Table Showing Relationship Between Nebulizers Contamination and Sputum Culture Results

Microorganism in Sputum		Nebulizer		P-value
Microorganism in Sputum		Positive	Negative	P-value
Pseudomonas spp.	Positive	16	12	< 0.001
Pseudomonas spp.	Negative	3	30	< 0.001
Staphylococcus aureus	Positive	2	11	< 0.001
Staphylococcus aureus	Negative	3	45	< 0.001
Coagulase negative staphylococci	Positive	1	2	0.455
Coagulase negative staphylococci	Negative	10	48	0.455
Micrococcus spp.	Positive	2	0	0.043
Micrococcus spp.	Negative	11	48	0.043
Enterobacter spp.	Positive	1	0	0.033
Enterobacter spp.	Negative	1	59	0.033

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