Characteristic | n (%) |
Respiratory sample | |
Sputum | 24 (18.3) |
BAL | 101 (77.1) |
Endotracheal | 6 (4.6) |
Culture positive | 109 (83.2) |
Organism type | |
Gram positive | 66 (46.1) |
Gram negative | 77 (53.8) |
Gram-positive organisms | |
MSSA | 34 (23.8) |
MRSA | 12 (8.4) |
Streptococcus pneumoniae | 11 (7.7) |
S. agalactiae | 3 (2.1) |
S. pyogenes | 3 (2.1) |
Other | 2 (1.4) |
Gram-negative organisms | |
Haemophilus influenzae | 21 (14.7) |
Klebsiella pneumoniae | 20 (13.9) |
Escherichia coli | 10 (7.0) |
Enterobacter sp | 8 (5.6) |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 7 (4.9) |
Moraxella catarrhalis | 3 (2.1) |
Other | 7 (4.9) |
BAL, bronchoalveolar lavage; ; MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MSSA, methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus.