Table 2 Bacterial pathogens identified by sputum culture and urinary antigen tests
From: Recurrent pneumonia among Japanese adults: disease burden and risk factors
| Â | Â | All | Patients without recurrent pneumonia | Patients with recurrent pneumonia | Â | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  |  | n = 736 | % | n = 606 | % | n = 130 | % | P-value |
Streptococcus pneumoniae | 96 | 13.04 | 75 | 12.38 | 21 | 16.15 | 0.246 | |
Haemophilus influenzae | 119 | 16.17 | 101 | 16.67 | 18 | 13.85 | 0.428 | |
Moraxella catarrhalis | 60 | 8.15 | 46 | 7.59 | 14 | 10.77 | 0.229 | |
Staphylococcus aureus | 59 | 8.02 | 43 | 7.1 | 16 | 12.31 | 0.047 | |
Gram-negative bacilli | 100 | 13.59 | 73 | 12.05 | 27 | 20.77 | 0.008 | |
| Â | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 48 | 6.52 | 31 | 5.12 | 17 | 13.08 | 0.001 |
| Â | Klebsiella pneumoniae | 29 | 3.94 | 20 | 3.3 | 9 | 6.92 | 0.054 |
| Â | Escherichia coli | 14 | 1.9 | 11 | 1.82 | 3 | 2.31 | 0.709 |
| Â | Enterobacter species | 9 | 1.22 | 8 | 1.32 | 1 | 0.77 | 0.604 |
| Â | Other GNB | 12 | 1.63 | 10 | 1.65 | 2 | 1.54 | 0.927 |
Others | Â | 212 | 28.8 | 185 | 30.53 | 27 | 20.77 | 0.026 |
S. pneumoniae (Culture + Urine Antigen) | 124 | 16.78 | 100 | 16.42 | 24 | 18.46 | 0.572 | |