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Table 4 Distribution of bacterial respiratory tract infection strains

From: Usefulness of procalcitonin (PCT), C-reactive protein (CRP), and white blood cell (WBC) levels in the differential diagnosis of acute bacterial, viral, and mycoplasmal respiratory tract infections in children

Type

n

Percentage (%)

G+ bacteria

60

55.56

S. pneumoniae

33

30.56

S. aureus

26

24.07

S. agalactiae

1

0.93

G− bacteria

48

44.44

E. coli

12

11.11

H. influenzae

10

9.26

M. catarrhalis

7

6.48

A. baumannii

6

5.56

P. aeruginosa

5

4.63

K. pneumoniae

4

3.70

Burkholderia

2

1.85

E. aerogenes

1

0.93

S. maltophilia

1

0.93

  1. Bold indicates G+ bacteria represents Gram-positive bacteria, G− bacteria represents Gram-negative bacteria
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