Table 6.

Bacterial distribution in ventilator-associated pneumonia

Bacterial Organism	Percentage
Citrobacter freundii	53
Klebsiella pneumoniae	13
Staphylococcus aureus	9.5
Acinetobacter baumannii	7.5
Pseudomonas aeruginosa	3.8
P. aeruginosa + C. freundii	3.8
Coagulase-negative Staphylococci	1.9
Escherichia coli	1.9
Morganella morganii	1.9
Proteus vulgaris	1.9
P. aeruginosa + K. pneumoniae	1.9

Adapted from Thakuria B, Singh P, Agrawal S, et al. Profile of infective microorganisms causing ventilator-associated pneumonia: a clinical study from resource limited intensive care unit. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol 2013;29(3):363; with permission.