Table 2.

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

Age (years)	Organism	Saliva contamination*	Inflammation parameter#	Location/origin
80	S. liquefaciens	+	−	ICU
72	A. baumannii	+	−	General ward
46	Yeast	+	+	ICU
65	S. viridans	−	+	General ward
45	Acinetobacter sp.	+	+	General ward
85	S. gordonii, S. paucimobilis	−	+	IMC
62	A. lwoffii, S. haemolyticus, S. parasanguinis	−	+	IMC
77	S. aureus, P. aeruginosa	−	+	General ward
52	A. baumannii, E. meningoseptica	−	−	ICU
67	S. haemolyticus	−	+	ICU
62	A. baumannii	−	+	ICU
88	S. aureus	−	+	IMC
54	S. paucimobilis	−	+	ICU
42	K. pneumoniae	−	−	ICU
72	S. aureus	−	+	ICU
76	E. coli	−	+	IMC
90	K. pneumoniae	−	+	General ward
86	S. pseudoporcinus, E. faecalis, S. aureus	−	−	IMC
52	Yeast	−	+	ICU
80	Yeast	−	+	IMC

*Squamous epithelial cell count >10/low power field (LPF); #polymorphonuclear neutrophil count ≥25/ LPF.

ICU, intensive care unit; IMC, intermediate care unit.