Aspergillus fumigatus colonisation and population density of place of residence in cystic fibrosis

E J Simmonds; J M Littlewood; V Hopwood; E G Evans

doi:10.1136/adc.70.2.139

Aspergillus fumigatus colonisation and population density of place of residence in cystic fibrosis

Arch Dis Child. 1994 Feb;70(2):139-40. doi: 10.1136/adc.70.2.139.

Authors

E J Simmonds¹, J M Littlewood, V Hopwood, E G Evans

Affiliation

¹ Regional Cystic Fibrosis Unit, St James's University Hospital, Leeds.

Abstract

The relation between antibody titres of aspergillus in patients with cystic fibrosis and the population density of their place of residence was investigated. Patients with high titres of antibodies to Aspergillus fumigatus were significantly more likely to live in an area of low population density. Living in a rural environment may predispose to A fumigatus colonisation.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Antibodies, Fungal / analysis
Aspergillus fumigatus / immunology
Aspergillus fumigatus / isolation & purification*
Cross-Sectional Studies
Cystic Fibrosis / immunology
Cystic Fibrosis / microbiology*
Environmental Microbiology
Humans
Population Density*
Rural Population*

Substances

Antibodies, Fungal