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Table 4 Microbiologic findings for all patients

From: Interleukin 6, lipopolysaccharide-binding protein and interleukin 10 in the prediction of risk and etiologic patterns in patients with community-acquired pneumonia: results from the German competence network CAPNETZ

Microbial etiology

Number of patients

 

Inpatients

Outpatients

Total

Typical bacteria

65

33

98

   Streptococcus pneumonia

39

17

56

   Haemophilus influenzae

5

8

13

   Escherichia coli

3

1

4

   Staphylococcus aureus

5

3

8

   Moraxella catarrhalis

1

1

2

   Enterobacter spp.

2

1

3

   Pseudomonas aeruginosa

6

0

6

   Citrobacter spp.

0

1

1

   Klebsiella pneumoniae

1

0

1

   Streptococcus pyogenes

1

0

1

   Prevotella spp.

1

0

1

   Acinetobacter spp.

0

1

1

   Hafnia alvei

1

0

1

Atypical pathogens

87

68

155

   Mycoplasma pneumoniae

59

60

119

   Legionella spp.

28

8

36

Viruses

9

14

23

   Adenovirus

1

1

2

   Influenza A

5

7

12

   Influenza B

1

2

3

   Respiratory syncyntial virus

1

3

4

   Enterovirus

1

1

2

Mixed organisms

30

15

45

Unknown organism(s)

405

274

679