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Table 2 Significant growth (≥104 CFU/ml) of potential pathogens recovered from IC, DC4, and DC-80

From: Storage of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and accuracy of microbiologic diagnostics in the ICU: a prospective observational study

Species of potential pathogens

IC

DC4

Mean decrease ± SD

DC-80

Mean Decrease ± SD

Gram-positive bacteria

     

   Staphylococcus aureus

21

20

0.190 ± 0.510

19

0.238 ± 0.590

   Enterococcus faecalis

15

15

0

13

0.400 ± 0.910

   Streptococcus pneumoniae

5

5

0

4

0.600 ± 0.890

Gram-negative bacteria

     

   Pseudomonas aeruginosa

28

28

-0.071 ± 0.460

3

3.250 ± 1.290

   Escherichia coli

11

9

0.182 ± 0.400

6

2.180 ± 1.080

   Haemophilus influenzae

8

8

0

8

1.750 ± 0.710

   Enterobacter cloacae

7

7

0.143 ± 0.690

3

2.000 ± 1.000

   Klebsiella oxytoca

3

3

0

0

-

   Klebsiella pneumoniae

3

3

0

0

3.000 ± 1.000

   Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

3

3

0.333 ± 0.580

1

2.000 ± 1.000

   Hafnia alvei

2

2

-0.500 ± 0.710

0

1.000 ± 0.000

   Morganella morganii

2

2

0

0

2.000 ± 1.000

   Acinetobacter baumannii

2

2

0

1

0.500 ± 0.710

   Citrobacter koseri

1

1

-

0

-

   Enterobacter aerogenes

1

1

-

0

-

   Pantoea spp.

1

0

-

0

-

   Providencia alcalifaciens

1

1

-

0

-

   Serratia marcescens

1

1

-

0

-

Total

115

111

 

58

 
  1. IC, immediate culture; DC4, delayed culture after storage at 4°C; DC-80, delayed culture after storage at -80°C. Mean decrease expressed as log10 of CFU/ml ± SD