Table 2.
Microorganism identified
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Viruses | n=17 | Bacteria | n=31 | Others | n=3 |
Parainfluenza virus type 3 | 6 | Haemophilus influenzae | 9 | Chlamydia | 2 |
Influenza A | 3 | Haemophilus parainfluenzae | 7 | Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare | 1 |
Human rhinovirus | 3 | Klebsiella pneumoniae | 4 | ||
Adenovirus | 2 | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 3 | ||
Coronavirus-OC43 | 1 | Acinetobacter baumannii | 2 | ||
Coronavirus-229E | 1 | Streptococcus pneumoniae | 1 | ||
Human metapneumovirus | 1 | Moraxella catarrhalis | 1 | ||
Staphylococcus aureus | 1 | ||||
Escherichia coli | 1 | ||||
Serratia marcescens | 1 | ||||
Enterobacter cloacae | 1 |
Abbreviation: COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.