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Table 3 Clinical specimens and species of Haemophilus from patients with pneumonia

From: No development of ciprofloxacin resistance in the Haemophilus species associated with pneumonia over a 10-year study

Specimen

No. of patients (%)

95 % CI %

 Bronchial secretion

25 (30.5)

20.5–40.5

 Tracheal secretion

30 (36.6)

26.2–47.0

 Sputum

22 (26.8)

17.2–36.4

 Throat swab

1 (1.2)

0–3.6

 Arterial blood culture

0

0

 Venous blood culture

9 (11.0)

4.2–17.8

 Secretion drainage

1 (1.2)

0–3.6

Species

 Haemophilus influenzae

46 (56.1)

45.4–66.8

 Haemophilus parainfluenzae

37 (45.1)

34.3–55.9

  1. Several tests were carried out partially in some patients. Both H. influenzae and H. parainfluenzae were found in one patient’s bronchial secretions