Table 3 Identification of microorganisms isolated from respiratory samples

Aerobic Gram-negative bacilli

14 (58%)

 Enterobacter cloacae

3^a

 Enterobacter aerogenes

2^a

 Escherichia coli

2

 Citrobacter koserii

2

 Klebsiella pneumoniae

1

 Klebsiella oxytoca

1

 Haemophilus influenzae

2

 Pseudomonas aeruginosa

1^a

Gram-positive aerobic cocci

10 (42%)

 Streptococcus pneumoniae

4

 Staphylococcus aureus

3

 Indefinite oral flora

3