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. 2025 Feb 5;13(3):e01422-24. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.01422-24

TABLE 3.

Frequency of pathogens in respiratory tract cultures from hospitalized patients

Entire cohort
N = 6,367
ICU
N = 1,823
  Community-acquired LRTI (no healthcare exposure)
N = 1,395
Community-acquired LRTI (with healthcare exposure)
N = 2,212
LRTI diagnosed 3–7 days after admission
N = 2,760
  Community-acquired LRTI (no healthcare exposure)
N = 454
Community-acquired LRTI (with healthcare exposure)
N = 426
LRTI diagnosed 3–7 days after admission
N = 943
Streptococcus pneumoniae
N (%)
176 (12.6) 141 (6.4) 95 (3.4) Streptococcus pneumoniae
N (%)
91(20) 43 (10.1) 32 (3.4)
Stenotrophomonas, Acinetobacter
N (%)
69 (4.9) 161 (7.3) 315 (11.4) Stenotrophomonas, Acinetobacter
N (%)
24 (5.3) 31 (7.3) 151 (16)
Staphylococcus aureus
N (%)
227 (16.3) 354 (16) 407 (14.8) Staphylococcus aureus
N (%)
89 (18.9) 70 (16.4) 98 (10.4)
Serratia, Providencia, Proteus
N (%)
66 (4.7) 173 (7.8) 225 (8.2) Serratia, Providencia, Proteus
N (%)
19 (4.2) 27 (6.3) 77 (8.2)
Pseudomonas species, Burkholderia
N (%)
210 (15.1) 539 (24.4) 556 (22.1) Pseudomonas species, Burkholderia
N (%)
32 (7) 51 (12) 174 (18.5)
Haemophilus influenzae, Bordetella spp., Moraxella spp.
N (%)
276 (19.8) 280 (12.7) 302 (10.2) Haemophilus influenzae, Bordetella spp., Moraxella spp.
N (%)
89 (19.6) 92 (21.6) 87 (9.2)
Citrobacter, Enterobacter, K. pneumoniae, E. coli
N (%)
371 (26.6) 564 (25.5) 860 (31.2) Citrobacter, Enterobacter, K. pneumoniae, E. coli
N (%)
113 (24.9) 112 (26.3) 324 (34.3)