Table 2 Bacteria associated with 55 episodes of ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis
Micro-organism | n (%) |
|---|---|
Gram-negative | 66 (76) |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 30 (34) |
Acinetobacter baumannii | 16 (18) |
Serratia spp. | 6 (6) |
Enterobacter spp. | 4 (4) |
Escherichia coli | 4 (4) |
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia | 3 (3) |
Klebsiella spp. | 3 (3) |
Gram-positive | 20 (23) |
MRSA | 10 (11) |
MSSA | 5 (5) |
Streptococcus pneumoniae | 5 (5) |