Toward the Standardization of Mycological Examination of Sputum Samples in Cystic Fibrosis: Results from a French Multicenter Prospective Study.
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Date publication
juillet 2017
Journal
Mycopathologia
Auteurs
Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr HUET Frédéric
Tous les auteurs :
Coron N, Pihet M, Fréalle E, Lemeille Y, Pinel C, Pelloux H, Gargala G, Favennec L, Accoceberry I, Durand-Joly I, Dalle F, Huet F, Fanton A, Boldron A, Loeuille GA, Domblides P, Coltey B, Pin I, Llerena C, Troussier F, Person C, Marguet C, Wizla N, Thumerelle C, Turck D, Bui S, Fayon M, Duhamel A, Prévotat A, Wallaert B, Leroy S, Bouchara JP, Delhaes L
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Résumé
Fungal respiratory colonization of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients emerges as a new concern; however, the heterogeneity of mycological protocols limits investigations. We first aimed at setting up an efficient standardized protocol for mycological analysis of CF sputa that was assessed during a prospective, multicenter study: "MucoFong" program (PHRC-06/1902). Sputa from 243 CF patients from seven centers in France were collected over a 15-month period and submitted to a standardized protocol based on 6 semi-selective media. After mucolytic pretreatment, sputa were plated in parallel on cycloheximide-enriched (ACT37), erythritol-enriched (ERY37), benomyl dichloran-rose bengal (BENO37) and chromogenic (CAN37) media incubated at 37 °C and on Sabouraud-chloramphenicol (SAB27) and erythritol-enriched (ERY27) media incubated at 20-27 °C. Each plate was checked twice a week during 3 weeks. Fungi were conventionally identified; time for detection of fungal growth was noted for each species. Fungal prevalences and media performances were assessed; an optimal combination of media was determined using the Chi-squared automatic interaction detector method. At least one fungal species was isolated from 81% of sputa. Candida albicans was the most prevalent species (58.8%), followed by Aspergillus fumigatus (35.4%). Cultivation on CAN37, SAB27, ACT37 and ERY27 during 16 days provided an optimal combination, detecting C. albicans, A. fumigatus, Scedosporium apiospermum complex and Exophiala spp. with sensitivities of 96.5, 98.8, 100 and 100%. Combination of these four culture media is recommended to ensure the growth of key fungal pathogens in CF respiratory specimens. The use of such consensual protocol is of major interest for merging results from future epidemiological studies.
Mots clés
Aspergillus, Cystic fibrosis, Filamentous fungi, Lung mycobiota, Molds, Mycological examination
Référence
Mycopathologia. 2017 Jul;: