Table 2 Distribution of specimen types by species for the 3043 bacterial pathogens described in this study
Specimen | S. pneumoniae | H. influenzae | M. catarrhalis | S. aureus | H. parainfluenzae 1 | Total [n (%)] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sputum | 832 | 895 | 492 | 219 | 43 | 2481 (81.5) |
BAL 2 | 144 | 135 | 44 | 66 | 17 | 406 (13.4) |
Blood | 99 | 7 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 156 (5.1) |
Total [n (%)] | 1075 (35.3) | 1037 (34.1) | 536 (17.6) | 335 (11.0) | 60 (2.0) | 3043 (100) |