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Table 4 Isolates in respiratory samples of bacteremic and nonbacteremic nosocomial pneumonia episodes

From: Bacteremia is an independent risk factor for mortality in nosocomial pneumonia: a prospective and observational multicenter study

Isolate

Bacteremic (n= 117)

Nonbacteremic (n= 378)

P value

Gram-positive

   

   MSSA

13 (11.1)

55 (15.6)

0.29

   MRSA

21 (18)

48 (12.7)

0.19

Streptococcus pneumoniae

2 (1.8)

17 (4.5)

0.29

Gram-negative

   

Haemophilus influenzae

2 (1.8)

22 (5.8)

0.13

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

17 (14.5)

67 (17.7)

0.51

Acinetobacter baumannii

22 (18.8)

47 (12.4)

0.11

Escherichia coli

8 (6.8)

39 (10.3)

0.34

   Enterobacter species

7 (6)

22 (5.8)

0.89

Klebsiella pneumoniae

15 (12.8)

22 (5.8)

0.02

   Proteus species

2 (1.8)

9 (2.4)

0.98

   Serratia species

1 (1)

7 (1.9)

0.8

   Moraxella species

0 (0)

1 (0.3)

0.12

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

4 (3.5)

9 (2.4)

0.75

Morganella morgagnii

0 (0)

2 (0.5)

0.03

   Citrobacter species

0 (0)

3 (0.8)

< 0.99

Burkholderia cepacia

0 (0)

1 (0.3)

0.12

Other GNB

1 (1)

5 (1.3)

< 0.99

Other anaerobic

1 (1)

2 (0.5)

0.09

  1. Data presented as n (%). MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MSSA, methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus; GNB, Gram negative bacteria.