Table 1 BALF culture results in children with pneumonia (n = 287)
Pathogena | n (%) |
|---|---|
Streptococcus pneumoniae | 35(12.20) |
Haemophilus influenzae | 26(9.06) |
Moraxella catarrhalis | 18(6.27) |
Staphylococcus aureus | 8(2.79) |
Haemophilus parainfluenzae | 2(0.70) |
Klebsiella pneumoniae | 2(0.70) |
Group A streptococcus | 2(0.70) |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 2(0.70) |
Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum | 2(0.70) |
Viridans streptococcus | 1(0.35) |
Escherichia coli | 1(0.35) |
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia | 1(0.35) |
Negative | 187(65.16) |