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. 2024 Mar 22;19(3):e0299222. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0299222

Table 3. Bacteria distribution in sputum/induced sputum samples.

Cases Overall Cases and Controls
Non-HIV HIV AORa (95%CI) P value Pneumonia Cases Non-Pneumonia Controls AORb (95%CI) P value
Total 146 85 231 173
Acinetobacter spp. 0 (0) 1 (1.2) N/A 0.112 1 (0.4) 0 (0) N/A 0.284
E. coli 1 (0.7) 1 (1.2) 0.56 (0.03,9.27) 0.689 2 (0.9) 1 (0.6) 1.52 (0.14,17.12) 0.729
Enterobacter spp. 1 (0.7) 1 (1.2) 0.62 (0.04,10.19) 0.739 2 (0.9) 0 (0) N/A 0.128
Klebsiella spp. 9 (6.2) 5 (5.9) 0.89 (0.28,2.84) 0.844 14 (6.1) 1 (0.6) 10.91 (1.41,84.5) 0.002
Methylobacterium spp. 0 (0) 1 (1.2) N/A 0.996 1 (0.4) 0 (0) N/A 0.265
Pseudomonas aeruginosa 0 (0) 5 (5.9) N/A 0.992 5 (2.2) 1 (0.6) 4.32 (0.5,37.61) 0.129
Staphylococcus aureus 9 (6.2) 0 (0) N/A 0.99 9 (3.9) 7 (4) 1.11 (0.4,3.08) 0.835
Streptococcus pneumoniae 4 (2.7) 3 (3.5) 0.73 (0.16,3.37) 0.684 7 (3) 1 (0.6) 6.72 (0.81,55.88) 0.078
Streptococcus spp. 1 (0.7) 1 (1.2) 0.48 (0.03,7.85) 0.609 2 (0.9) 1 (0.6) 1.43 (0.13,16.18) 0.769

N/A: Could not estimate values due to low numbers.

aOdds ratio adjusted for other viral organisms predicting pneumonia in non-HIV patients compared to HIV patients

bOdds ratio adjusted for other viral agents predicting for pneumonia cases compared to controls.