Table 3.
Results of diagnostic test in patients with at least one positive microbiology culture.
| Blood culture | Nasal swab | Respiratory tract aspirate | PCR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive blood culture | |||
| S. aureus | Sa | Pseud | 0 |
| E.coli | Sa | X | 0 |
| Serratia | Pseud | Pseud | 0 |
| Positive respiratory tract aspirate | |||
| 0 | X | Sa | RH/AdV/Sa |
| X | X | Sp | RH/Sp |
| 0 | X | Hinf, Klebs | RH/Hinf |
| 0 | X | Hinf | RSV/Hinf |
| 0 | X | Hinf | RH/AdV/Hinf |
| 0 | F | E.coli | RSV/CMV/Hinf |
| X | X | Hinf | PINF/Sa |
| 0 | 0 | Sa | RSV |
| X | F | Klebs | RSV |
| 0 | F | Sp | RSV |
| 0 | F | Pseud | hMPV |
| X | X | Klebs | AdV/PINF |
| Hinf | 0 | ||
| 0 | F | Sa | Sa |
| Positive nasal swab | |||
| 0 | Sa | 0 | 0 |
| X | Sa | F | RSV |
| X | Sa | X | RH |
| X | Pseud | X | Sa |
| 0 | Sa | 0 | Sa |
| X | Sa | F | CORO/Sa |
| 0 | Sa | F | Sa/INF |
| Positive nasal swab and respiratory tract aspirate | |||
| 0 | Sa | ESBL | 0 |
| 0 | Sa | Sa | RH/PNP |
| 0 | Sa | Hinf | RSV/hMPV |
| 0 | Sp | Pseud, Sp | CMV |
| 0 | Pseud | Serr, Sa | hMPV |
| X | Sa | Sa | Sa/Sp |
| 0 | Sp | Sp | BOC/Sp |
AdV: adenovirus; BOC: bocavirus; CMV: cytomegalovirus; CORO: coronavirus; E. coli: Escherichia coli; F: physiologic flora; Hinf: Haemophilus influenzae; hMPV: human metapneumovirus; Klebs: Klebsiella pneumoniae; PINF: human parainfluenza virus; PNP: Pneumocystis jiroveci; Pseud: Pseudomonas aeruginosa; RH: rhinovirus; RSV: respiratory syncytial virus; Sa: Staphylococcus aureus; Sp: Streptococcus pneumoniae; X: test not done; and 0: negative results.