Table 2.
Microbiology tests results of 505 patients hospitalised with community-acquired pneumonia
| Sputum culture | Sputum PCR | Blood culture | Blood PCR | Urinary antigen test | Serology | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
S. pneumoniae n = 124 |
46 |
- |
42 |
- |
78 |
1 |
|
Haemophilus influenzae n = 27 |
25 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
|
Legionella pneumophila n = 20 |
1 |
3 |
- |
- |
15 |
6 |
|
Mycoplasma pneumoniae n = 9 |
- |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
7 |
|
Coxiella burnetii n = 28 |
1 |
12 |
2 |
12 |
- |
20 |
|
Chlamydophila spp. n = 16 |
- |
8 |
- |
- |
- |
12 |
|
Staphylococcus aureus n = 9 |
8 |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
| Other pathogen n = 27 |
23 |
- |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
| Viral pathogen n = 35 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 19 |
Abbreviations: n number, S. pneumoniae Streptococcus pneumoniae, spp species.