From: Colour of sputum is a marker for bacterial colonisation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
No. (%) | |
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Microorganisms isolated | |
Haemophilus influenzae | 21 (42) |
Haemophilus parainfluenzae | 15 (30) |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 5 (10) |
Streptococcus pneumoniae | 4 (8) |
Moraxella catarrhalis | 4 (8) |
Staphylococcus aureus | 1 (2) |
Mixed colonisations (from the above microorganisms) | |
H. influenzae + S. pneumoniae | 1 |
H. influenzae + P. aeruginosa | 3 |
H. influenzae + H. parainfluenzae | 2 |
P. aeruginosa + S. viridans | 2 |