Table 3 Bacterial detection by clinical diagnosis (n = 1086, sputum and throat swabs)
| Â | Any bacteria | K.pneumonia | H.influenzae | H.parainfluenzae | P.aeruginosa | S.aureus | M.catarrhalis | S.pneumoniae | B.haemolytic streptococci | A.baumannii | E.coli |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diagnosis | |||||||||||
  -Respiratory tract infection | 92 (28.2) | 32 (34.8) | 12 (13.0) | 19 (20.7) | 3 (3.3) | 6 (6.5) | 1 (1.1) | 2 (2.2) | 2 (2.2) | 2 (2.2) | 1 (1.1) |
  -Bronchitis/tracheitis | 83 (33.3) | 21 (25.3) | 19 (22.9) | 8 (9.6) | 7 (8.4) | 5 (6.0) | 6 (7.2) | 3 (3.6) | 1 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.2) |
  -Pharyngitis | 24 (20.2) | 6 (25.0) | 3 (12.5) | 1 (4.2) | 1 (4.2) | 3 (12.5) | 1 (4.2) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (4.2) | 1 (4.2) | 0 (0.0) |
  -Common cold | 24 (28.2) | 5 (20.8) | 4 (16.7) | 5 (20.8) | 3 (12.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (4.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
  -Pneumonia/bronchopneumonia | 20 (41.7) | 5 (25.0) | 8 (40.0) | 2 (10.0) | 1 (5.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (10.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
  -Tonsillitis | 14 (31.8) | 2 (14.3) | 1 (7.1) | 3 (21.4) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (7.1) | 1 (7.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (7.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
  -COPD | 11 (37.9) | 1 (9.1) | 2 (18.2) | 2 (18.2) | 2 (18.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (9.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (9.1) |
  -Others | 7 (29.2) | 1 (14.3) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (28.6) | 1 (14.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (14.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (14.3) | 0 (0.0) |
  -Diagnosis not given | 54 (37.5) | 12 (22.2) | 8 (14.8) | 10 (18.5) | 4 (7.4) | 3 (5.6) | 1 (1.9) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.9) | 1 (1.9) | 1 (1.9) |
P | 0.064 | 0.471 | 0.103 | 0.384 | 0.454 | 0.625 | 0.292 | 0.278 | 0.825 | 0.180 | 0.540 |
Total | 329 (30.8) | 85 (24.2) | 57 (16.2) | 52 (14.8) | 22 (6.3) | 18 (5.1) | 12 (3.4) | 8 (2.3) | 6 (1.7) | 5 (1.4) | 4 (1.1) |