Figure 2.
Lower respiratory tract infection (LTRI) rates of P. aeruginosa. Reported rates of hospital-associated and ventilator-associated pneumonia (HAP/VAP) over the past 3 decades (1989–2019) and the regression line for the data are in red. The rates for patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and the associated regression line are in blue. The numbers and letters associated with the red circles and blue squares, respectively, indicate the reference numbers. References for HAP/VAP: 1. [5], 2. [6], 3. [22], 4. [19], 5. [7], 6. [21], 7. [11], 8. [23], 9. [10], 10. [24], 11. [12], 12. [15], 13. [16], 14. [17], 15. [25], 16. [8]. References for CF/COPD: A. [26], B. [27], C. [28], D. [29], E. [30], F. [31], G. [32], H. [33], I. [34], J. [35], K. [36], L. [37], M. [38], 10. [24].