Table 2. Aetiological agents of early-onset VAP and lateonset VAP.
Organism (n =24) | Number of isolates | |
---|---|---|
Early-onset VAP | Late-onset VAP | |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 5 | 3 |
Klebsiella pneumoniae | 3 | 2 |
Escherichia coli | 1 | 1 |
Candida albicans | 2 | - |
Staphylococcus aureus | 2 | - |
Citrobacter koseri | 1 | - |
Proteus mirabilis | 1 | - |
Acinetobacter baumannii | 1 | - |
Burkholderia pseudomallei | 1 | - |
Stenotrophomonas | 1 | - |
maltophilia | ||
Total | 18 | 6 |