Table 4 Microbiological diagnosis
Microbiological diagnosis, n [patients with a positive microbiological diagnosis] (%) | Early responders n = 332 | Later responders n = 253 | Patients without Halm-based assessment of TCS n = 1454 |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients with a microbiological diagnosis | 87 (26.2) | 87 (34.4) | 408 (28.1) |
Gram-positive cocci* | 40 (46.0) | 38 (43.7) | 208 (51.0) |
Streptococcus pneumoniae | 32 (36.8) | 28 (32.2) | 168 (41.2) |
Penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae | 0 | 1 (1.1) | 1 (0.2) |
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus | 0 | 1 (1.1) | 11 (2.7) |
Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus | 9 (10.3) | 9 (10.3) | 33 (8.1) |
Legionella spp. | 4 (4.6) | 3 (3.4) | 13 (3.2) |
Mycoplasma pneumoniae | 4 (4.6) | 1 (1.1) | 13 (3.2) |
Chlamydophila pneumoniae | 0 | 2 (2.3) | 11 (2.7) |
Gram-negative bacilli† | 15 (17.2) | 11 (12.6) | 81 (19.8) |
Haemophilus influenzae | 7 (8.0) | 3 (3.4) | 23 (5.6) |
Haemophilus parainfluenzae | 3 (3.4) | 1 (1.1) | 2 (0.5) |
Moraxella catarrhalis | 2 (2.3) | 0 | 7 (1.7) |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 4 (4.6) | 8 (9.2) | 29 (7.1) |
Escherichia coli | 4 (4.6) | 3 (1.4) | 29 (7.1) |
Klebsiella spp. | 2 (2.3) | 0 | 17 (4.2) |
Aspiration pneumonia§ | 1 (1.1) | 4 (4.6) | 12 (2.9) |
Other microorganisms | 19 (21.8) | 32 (36.8) | 82 (20.1) |
Unknown (not identified) | 248 (74.7) | 167 (66.0) | 1060 (72.9) |