Table 2 Recovered bacteria in Mini-BAL from 37 HAP patients (≥ 10³ CFU/ml).

High-risk bacteria

   • S. aureus

9

   • P. aeruginosa

7

   • S. maltophilia

1

Low-risk bacteria

   • Klebsiella pneumoniae

4

   • E. coli

3

   • S. marcescens

2

   • S. pneumoniae

2

   • β-hemolytic Streptococci

2

   • Citrobacter freundii

1

   • Enterobacter cloacae

1

   • Hafnia alvei

1

   • P. mirabilis

1

   • N. meningitidis

1

   • Branhamella catarrhalis

1

   • Chlamydia pneumoniae*

1