Table 4.
Endotoxin levels in patients with pneumonia
| Patient number | Gram positive | Gram negative | EAA (pg/ml) | LAL (pg/ml) |
| 007 | Staphylococcus aureus | 380 | 330 | |
| 010* | Lactobacillus spp. | Enterobacter cloacae | 330 | 60 |
| 020 | Klebsiella pneumoniae | 140 | 80 | |
| 025 | S. aureus | 800 | 39 | |
| 039† | K. pneumoniae | 240 | 150 | |
| 042 | Stenotrophomonas maltophilia | 200 | 645 | |
| 061 | S. aureus | 45 | 45 | |
| 068 | Sten. maltophilia | 800 | 225 |
*Patient also had yeast growing in the culture. †Patient also had an intra-abdominal infection. EAA, endotoxin activity assay; LAL, limulus amoebocyte lysate.