Table 2 Micro-organism data in respiratory samples
Respiratory samples, n (%) | n = 765 |
|---|---|
Oropharyngeal flora | 94 (12.3) |
Monomicrobial | 409 (53.5) |
Plurimicrobial | 262 (34.2) |
Microorganisms in respiratory samples, n (%) | n = 988 |
|---|---|
Gram-positive microorganisms | 334 (33.8) |
Meticillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus | 235 (23.8) |
Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus | 3 (< 0.1) |
Streptococcus pneumoniae | 31 (3.1) |
Streptococcus other than Streptococcus pneumoniae | 30 (3) |
Other Gram positive | 35 (3.5) |
Gram-negative microorganisms | 654 (66.2) |
Enterobacterales | 274 (27.7) |
Escherichia coli | 67 (6.8) |
Klebsiella spp. | 58 (5.9) |
Enterobacter spp. | 53 (5.4) |
Proteus spp. | 31 (3.1) |
Serratia spp | 28 (2.8) |
Citrobacter spp. | 22 (2.2) |
Other Enterobacterales | 15 (1.5) |
Haemophilus spp. | 85 (8.6) |
Gram-Negative non-fermenting bacilli | 264 (26.7) |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 216 (21.9) |
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia | 29 (2.9) |
Acinetobacter spp. | 19 (1.9) |
Others Gram negative | 31 (3.1) |