Table 2 Comparison between culture results and predominant phylotypes detected by clone library method of tracheal aspirate in each subjects
From: Dynamics of microbiota during mechanical ventilation in aspiration pneumonia
Case | Culture Result at (B)a | Clone Library Analysis of 16S rRNA gene | Antibacterial Agent | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Predominant Phylotype, Proportion (%) | |||||
(A) | (B) | (C) | |||
Culture result detected predominant phylotype (B) | |||||
 1 | Klebsiella pneumoniae +++, Staphylococcus aureus +, Oral florab | Lactobacillus, 50 | Klebsiella, 56 | Lactobacillus, 36 | Piperacillin-Tazobactam |
 2 | Streptococcus agalactiae +++, Oral flora | Streptococcus, 84 | Streptococcus, 94 | Streptococcus, 42 | Meropenem |
 3 | Raoultella planticola +++, Oral flora, Staphylococcus aureus +++, Yeast +++ | Streptococcus, 64 | Raoultella, 82 | Enterobacter, 98 | Ampicillin-Sulbactam |
 4 | Streptococcus salivarius | Streptococcus, 74 | Pseudomonas, 84 | Streptococcus, 58 | Ampicillin-Sulbactam |
 5 | Oral flora | Neisseria, 73 | Neisseria, 58 | Neisseria, 58 | Ampicillin-Sulbactam |
 6 | Streptococcus mitis | Streptococcus, 76 | Streptococcus, 95 | Corynebacterium, 40 | Ampicillin-Sulbactam |
 7 | Streptococcus pneumoniae ++, Oral flora, Staphylococcus aureus < + | Lactobacillus, 47 | Streptococcus, 88 | NA | Ampicillin-Sulbactam |
 8 | Klebsiella pneumoniae ++, Oral flora, Yeast ++ | Streptococcus, 75 | Klebsiella, 64 | Enterobacter, 58 | Ampicillin-Sulbactam |
 10 | Oral flora | Streptococcus, 67 | Streptococcus, 77 | NA | Ampicillin-Sulbactam |
 11 | Oral flora | Streptococcus, 82 | Streptococcus, 84 | NA | Ampicillin-Sulbactam |
 12 | Oral flora | Streptococcus, 69 | Streptococcus, 52 | Neisseria, 30 | Meropenem |
 15 | Enterobacter aerogenes +++, Oral flora | Streptococcus, 85 | Enterobacter, 76 | NA | Ampicillin-Sulbactam |
 16 | Staphylococcus aureus +, Oral flora | Streptococcus, 42 | Streptococcus, 93 | Klebsiella, 100 | Ampicillin-Sulbactam |
 18 | Staphylococcus aureus +++, Klebsiella pneumoniae +++, Oral flora | NA | Staphylococcus, 73 | Staphylococcus, 60 | Ampicillin-Sulbactam |
   Enterobacter cloacae complex ++, | |||||
 19 | Klebsiella pneumoniae +++, Staphylococcus aureus +++, Pseudomonas aeruginosa +++, Oral flora | Pseudomonas, 30 | Klebsiella, 78 | Staphylococcus, 29 | Ampicillin-Sulbactam |
 20 | Haemophilus parainfluenzae +, Oral flora | Haemophilus, 60 | Haemophilus, 90 | Granulicatella, 41 | Ampicillin-Sulbactam |
 21 | Escherichia coli +++, Oral flora, Corynebacterium sp. +++, Yeast + | NA | Lactobacillus, 70 | Pseudomonas, 55 | Ampicillin-Sulbactam |
 22 | Streptococcus sp ++, Oral flora | Streptococcus, 50 | Streptococcus, 47 | Streptococcus, 48 | Ampicillin-Sulbactam |
Culture result could not detect predominant phylotype (B) | |||||
 9 | GPR (not detectable) +++, Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides ++ | Lactobacillus, 68 | Streptococcus, 87 | Pseudomonas, 98 | Ampicillin-Sulbactam |
 14 | No growth | Leuconostoc, 54 | Streptococcus, 90 | Streptococcus, 69 | Ampicillin-Sulbactam |
 17 | Klebsiella pneumoniae ++ | Granulicatella, 44 | Granulicatella, 37 | NA | – |
Not analyzed | |||||
 13 | NA | Streptococcus, 55 | Streptococcus, 78 | NA | – |