Table 3.

Sputum culture results

Sputum for routine culture (n = 71)		Sputum for mycobacterial culture (n = 66)
Culture negative	42 (59.2)	Mycobacterium culture negative	64 (97.0)
Streptococcus pneumonia	8 (11.3)	Mycobacterium tuberculosis	1 (1.5)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa	7 (9.9)	Mycobacterium kansasii	1 (1.5)
Haemophilus influenzae	7 (9.9)
Klebsiella species	2 (2.8)
Serratia species	2 (2.8)
MRSA	1 (1.4)
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia	1 (1.4)
Candida albicans	1 (1.4)

Data are presented as n (%).

There were a total of 71 and 66 episodes of AECOPD with concomitant pneumonia had sputum saved for routine bacterial culture and mycobacterial culture, respectively.