Table 2 Bacterial isolates cultured from pulmonary samples in the postoperative period
From: Morbidity and mortality related to pneumonia and TRACHEOBRONCHITIS in ICU after lung transplantation
Bacteria | All bacteria (n = 467) | Bacterial species involved in pneumonia (n = 51) | Bacterial species involved in tracheobronchitis (n = 416) | *p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gram-positive bacteria, n (%) | 172 (37) | 17 (34) | 155 (37) | 0.64 |
- Coagulase-negative Staphylococci | 20 (4) | 3 (6) | 17 (4) | 0.47 |
- Staphylococcus aureus | 47 (10) | 3 (6) | 44 (10.5) | 0.45 |
- Streptococcus spp | 77 (17) | 9 (18) | 68 (16) | 0.84 |
- Enterococcus spp | 25 (5.5) | 2 (4) | 23 (5.5) | 1 |
- Other Gram-positive bacteria | 3 (0.5) | 0 (0) | 3 (1) | 1 |
Gram-negative bacteria, n (%) | 295 (63) | 34 (66) | 261 (63) | 0.64 |
Enterobacteriaceae | 167 (36) | 17 (33) | 150 (36) | 0.75 |
Enterobacter spp | 40 (8.5) | 7 (13) | 33 (8) | 0.18 |
Escherichia coli | 42 (9) | 3 (6) | 39 (9) | 0.6 |
Klebsiella spp | 24 (5) | 2 (4) | 22 (5) | 1 |
Serratia marcescens | 15 (3) | 1 (2) | 14 (3.5) | 1 |
Proteus spp | 12 (2.5) | 1 (2) | 11 (2.5) | 1 |
Hafnia alvei | 18 (4) | 2 (4) | 16 (4) | 1 |
Citrobacter spp | 8 (2) | 0 (0) | 8 (2) | 1 |
Morganella morganii | 8 (2) | 1 (2) | 7 (2) | 0.6 |
Haemophilus influenzae | 19 (4) | 2 (4) | 17 (4) | 1 |
Non-fermenting bacilli | 88 (18.5) | 12 (23) | 76 (19) | 0.34 |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 62 (13) | 7 (13) | 55 (14) | 0.83 |
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia | 16 (3) | 4 (8) | 12 (2.8) | 0.08 |
Acinetobacter baumannii | 8 (2) | 0 (0) | 8 (2) | 1 |
Other Non-fermenting | 2 (0.5) | 1 (2) | 1 (0.2) | 0.2 |
Gram-negative bacilli | ||||
- Neisseria spp | 13 (2.5) | 1 (2) | 12 (2.8) | 1 |
- Branhamella catarrhalis | 2 (0.5) | 1 (2) | 1 (0.2) | 0.2 |
- Other Gram-negative bacteria | 6 (1.5) | 1 (2) | 5 (1) | 0.5 |