Table 3.
Microorganisms recovered from patients with HAP and VAP
|
Bacteria |
|
HAP (n = 103)* |
|
|
VAP (n = 125)* |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adequate n = 49 | Inadequate n = 54 | p | Adequate n = 41 | Inadequate n = 84 | p | |
| Acinetobacter spp |
8 (7.8) |
13 (12.6) |
0.499 |
13 (10.4) |
37 (29.6) |
0.383 |
| Pseudomonas spp |
10 (9.7) |
14 (13.6) |
|
9 (7.2) |
21 (16.8) |
|
| S. aureus |
12 (11.6) |
7 (6.8) |
|
10 (8) |
13 (10.4) |
|
| S.pneumoniae |
6 (5.8) |
5 (4.8) |
|
1 (0.8) |
5 (4) |
|
| K. pneumonia |
3 (2.9) |
3 (2.9) |
|
3 (2.4) |
2 (1.6) |
|
| E.coli |
6 (5.8) |
5 (4.8) |
|
2 (1.6) |
4 (3.2) |
|
| Others | 4 (3.9) | 7 (6.8) | 3 (2.4) | 2 (1.6) |
n = Number of microorganisms in patient groups.