Table 5.
Comparison between patients with and without comorbidities regarding sputum culture.
| Sputum culture | Patients with comorbidities no = 28 (%) | Patients without comorbidities no = 26 (%) | Total | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-Streptococcus pneumonia | 5 (17.9) | 5 (19.2) | 10 (18.5%) | 1.000 |
| 2-Hemophilus influenza | 3 (10.7) | 2 (7.7) | 5 (9.2%) | 1.000 |
| 3-Moraxella catarrhalis | 1 (3.6) | 1 (3.8) | 2 (3.7%) | 1.000 |
| 4-Staphylococcus aureus | 3 (10.7) | 3 (11.5) | 6 (11.1%) | 1.000 |
| 5-Legionella species | 1 (3.6) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.8%) | 1.000 |
| 6-Klebsiella pneumonia | 4 (14.3) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (7.4%) | 0.112 |
| 7-Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 3 (10.7) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (5.5%) | 0.237 |
| 8-Acinetobacter baumannii | 2 (7.1) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (3.7%) | 0.491 |
| 9-Influenza H1N1 | 4 (14.3) | 3 (11.5) | 7 (12.9%) | 1.000 |
| 10-Mycobacterium tuberculosis | 1 (3.6) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.8%) | 1.000 |
| 11-Negative | 0 (0.0) | 13 (50.0) | 13 (24%) | <0.001⁎ |
Values analyzed by Fisher’s exact test.
⁎
Significant.