Selective Isolation of <i>Pseudallescheria</i> and <i>Scedosporium </i>Species from Respiratory Tract Specimens of Cystic Fibrosis Patients

Abstract

Our results suggest that standard microbiological media and procedures are not sufficient to detect colonization of the respiratory tract by Pseudallescheria/Scedosporium in CF patients. By use of SceSel+ agar, fungi belonging to this complex were isolated more frequently. Therefore, this semiselective mycological isolation medium should be used for the detection of these fungi in the respiratory tract of CF patients, especially in patients in whom a fungal infection is assumed or who are scheduled for lung transplantation.