TABLE 5

Examined bacterial species collected from nasal lavage, sputum, saliva and toothbrush of paediatrics occasionally colonised by Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PO) at different visits during the study

Patient IDSampleVisit 1Visit 2Visit 3Visit 4Visit 5No. samples
PO1Nasal lavagennSAUSAU, PAE-4
SputumPAESAUSAU, PAESAU, PAE-4
SalivanSAU, PAE---2
ToothbrushnPAEPAE--3
PO2Nasal lavagennSAU--3
SputumnSAUn--3
Saliva-----0
Toothbrush-----0
PO3Nasal lavagenn---2
SputumPAEPAE--2
Salivann---2
Toothbrushnn---2
PO4Nasal lavagennn--3
SputumSAUSAU, SMASAU, SEM--3
SalivaSAU, SEMSAU, SEM---2
ToothbrushSEMSEM---2
PO5Nasal lavageSAUSAUSAU--3
SputumSAU, PAESAU, PAESAU--3
SalivaSAU, PAESAU, SMA---2
ToothbrushSAU, PAEn---2
PO6Nasal lavagePAEnnPAE-4
SputumnnPAEn-4
Saliva-----0
Toothbrush-----0
PO7Nasal lavagePAEnn--3
SputumPAE, SEM, SMAPAE, SEMPAE, SEM--3
Saliva-----0
Toothbrush-----0
PO8Nasal lavagenSAUnSAUSAU5
SputumSAUSAU, SEMSAUSAU, SMASAU5
SalivaSAU, SMASAUSAU--3
ToothbrushSMASAUSEM--3
PO9Nasal lavagenSAU, PAEPAE--3
SputumnSAUSAU, PAE--3
SalivaSAUSAU---2
Toothbrushnn---2
PO10Nasal lavageAXY, PAEAXYAXY--3
SputumAXYAXYAXY--3
SalivaAXYAXY---2
Toothbrushnn---2

PAE: Pseudomonas aeruginosa; SAU: Staphylococcus aureus; SMA: Stenotrophomonas maltophilia; AXY: Achromobacter xylosoxidans; SEM: Serratia marcescens; n: no isolation of the investigated species; –: sample not available. Number of samples for each patient is also indicated. Patients with no saliva samples nor toothbrushes were not included in the collection of these samples.