Table 2.
Specific results from the pneumonia panel and microbiological culture
| Pneumonia panel N = 60 |
Microbiological culture N = 36 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Staphylococcus aureus | 13 (21.7%) | 10 (27.8%) |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | 12 (20%) | 9 (25%) |
| Haemophilus influenzae | 9 (15%) | 2 (5.6%) |
| Echeria coli | 5 (8.3%) | 2 (5.6%) |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | 5 (8.3%) | 0 (0%) |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 3 (5%) | 3 (8.3%) |
| Serratia marcesens | 3 (5%) | 2 (5.6%) |
| Klebsiella aerogenes | 3 (5%) | 3 (8.3%) |
| Streptococcus agalactiae | 2 (3.3%) | 2 (5.6%) |
| Klebsiella oxytoca | 2 (3.3%) | 1 (2.8%) |
| Acinetobacter baumannii | 2 (3.3%) | 0 (0%) |
| Enterobacter cloacae | 2 (3.3%) | 2 (5.6%) |
| Proteus spp | 2 (3.3%) | 0 (0%) |
| Other bacteria1 | 0 (0%) | 10 (27.7%) |
1Other bacteria detected: Burkholderia cepacian (1), Citrobacter koserii (1), Enterococcus faecalis (1), Roseateles aquatilis (1), Raoultella ornithinolytica (1), Raoultella planticola (1), Serratia liquefaciens (2), Staphylococcus lugdunensis (1), Viridans group streptococci (1)