Table 3. Common micro-organism identified in bronchiectasis patients.
Organism | EMBRACE (16) (macrolide arm) |
BAT (17) (macrolide arm) |
BLESS (18) (macrolide arm) |
US Registry (19) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 13% | 14% | 39% | 37% |
Haemophilus influenzae | 27% | 30% | 20% | 10% |
Staphylococcus aureus | 3% | 9% | NR | 11% |
Moraxella catarrhalis | 4% | NR | NR | 1% |
Normal flora | 52% | 47% | 44% | 7% |
NTM | excluded | 0% | Excluded | 33% |