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Table 4 Microorganisms isolated in ventilator-associated pneumonia

From: Continuous endotracheal tube cuff pressure control system protects against ventilator-associated pneumonia

Microorganisms

Intermittent

Continuous

 

cuff-pressure

cuff-pressure

 

control system

control system

TOTAL gram-positive bacteria

6

2

MSSA

4

0

MRSA

1

1

Streptococcus pneumoniae

1

1

TOTAL gram-negative bacteria

27

13

Escherichia coli

0

4

Klebsiella spp.

2

0

Enterobacter spp.

5

1

Serratia marcescens

5

1

Morganella morganii

1

0

Proteus spp.

0

1

Citrobacter koseri

2

1

HaemophiIus influenzae

3

2

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

6

3

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

2

0

Acinetobacter baumanii

1

0

TOTAL

33

15

  1. (MSSA, methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus; MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus).