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Table 3 Distribution of pathogens of pulmonary infection in STBI patients (n = 62)

From: Pulmonary infection in traumatic brain injury patients undergoing tracheostomy: predicators and nursing care

Pathogens

Number

Proportion (%)

Gram-positive bacteria

27

43.55

Staphylococcus aureus

18

29.03

Hemolytic streptococcus

5

8.06

Staphylococcus epidermidis

2

3.23

Enterococcus faecalis

2

3.23

Gram-negative bacteria

32

51.61

Klebsiella pneumoniae

21

33.87

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

5

8.06

Acinetobacter baumannii

4

6.45

Escherichia coli

2

3.23

Fungus

3

4.84

Candida albicans

3

4.84