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