From: Healthcare-associated pneumonia among hospitalized patients in a Korean tertiary hospital
Microbes | HCAP (n= 231) | CAP (n= 296) | P-value |
---|---|---|---|
Pathogen identified | 79 (34.2) | 83 (29.1) | 0.206 |
Gram-positive pathogens | 34 (14.7) | 54 (18.2) | 0.282 |
MRSA | 9 (3.9) | 6 (2.0) | |
MSSA | 4 (1.7) | 9 (3.0) | |
Streptococcus pneumoniae | 11 (4.8) | 33 (11.1) | |
Streptococcus other | 4 (1.7) | 3 (1.0) | |
Enterococcus species | 0 (0) | 1 (0.3) | |
Others b | 6 (2.6) | 3 (1.0) | |
Gram-negative pathogens | 46 (19.9) | 28 (9.5) | 0.001 |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 10 (4.3) | 5 (1.7) | |
Escherichia coli | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0) | |
Haemophilus influenzae | 2 (0.9) | 3 (1.0) | |
Klebsiella pneumoniae | 23 (10.0) | 13 (4.4) | |
ESBL producing c | 9/23 (39.1) | 3/13 (23.1) | |
Enterobacter species | 4 (1.7) | 1 (0.3) | |
Acinetobacter baumannii | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0) | |
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.3) | |
Others d | 4 (1.7) | 5 (1.7) | |
Anaerobes e | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0) | |
Atypical pathogens f | 0 (0) | 3 (1.0) | |
Fungal pathogensg | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.3) | |
PDR pathogens | 29 (12.6) | 14 (4.7) | 0.001 |