Table 3 Bacterial sputum culture resultsa
Entire cohort N = 137 | Bacteria only N = 47 | TB and bacteria N = 13 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Normal flora | 77 (56) | 0 | 0 |
Klebsiella spp. | 28 (20) | 22 (47) | 6 (46) |
Pseudomonas spp. | 20 (15) | 17 (36) | 3 (23) |
Escherichia coli | 3 (2) | 2 (4) | 1 (8) |
Enterobacter spp. | 3 (2) | 3 (6) | 0 |
Staphylococcus aureus | 3 (2) | 3 (6) | 0 |
Haemophilus influenzae | 2 (2) | 1 (2) | 1 (8) |
Acinetobacter baumanii | 2 (2) | 0 | 2 (15) |
Burkholderia pseudomallei | 1 (1) | 1 (2) | 0 |
Burkholderia cepacia | 1 (1) | 1 (2) | 0 |
Stenotrophomonas maltophila | 1 (1) | 1 (2) | 0 |
Other Gram negative bacilli | 1 (1) | 1 (2) | 0 |