Table 1.

Aerobic bacterial cultivation result and microscopic characteristics of the sputum from the Mycoplasma pneumoniae-positive group.

Age (years)	Organism	Saliva contamination	Inflammation parameter	Location/origin
42	K. pneumoniae, P. aeruginosa	+	−	ICU
67	Haemophilus sp.	+	+	General ward
37	S. maltophilia, S. viridans	+	+	General ward
48	Yeast	−	+	General ward
40	K. pneumoniae	+	+	General ward
74	A. baumannii, S. maltophilia	−	+	ICU
75	Yeast	−	−	ICU

ICU, intensive care unit.