Table 3 Bacterial colonization of respiratory tract among 84 patients with NTM lung diseases and 47 non-NTM BE patients
NTM lung diseases patients (N = 84) | Non-NTM BE patients (N = 47) | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Any isolates | 17 | (20.2%) | 12 | (25.5%) | 1.00 |
Single isolate in one patient | 15 | (19.7%) | 12 | (26.7%) | 0.38 |
Klebsiella pneumoniae | 4 | (4.8%) | 5 | (10.6%) | 0.28 |
Streptococcus pneumoniae | 1 | (1.2%) | 1 | (2.1%) | 1.00 |
Streptococcus species, viridans group | 1 | (1.2%) | 0 | 1.00 | |
Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus | 1 | (1.2%) | 0 | 1.00 | |
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus | 2 | (2.4%) | 0 | 0.54 | |
Pseudomonas fluorescens | 1 | (1.2%) | 0 | 1.00 | |
Pseudomonas putida | 1 | (1.2%) | 0 | 1.00 | |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 2 | (2.4%) | 5 | (10.6%) | 0.10 |
Aeromonas hydrophila | 1 | (1.2%) | 1 | (2.1%) | 1.00 |
Neisseria species | 1 | (1.2%) | 0 | 1.00 | |
Multiple microorganisms | 2 | (2.4%) | 0 | 0.54 | |
Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas fluorescens | 1 | (1.2%) | 0 | 1.00 | |
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Klebsiellapneumoniae | 1 | (1.2%) | 0 | 1.00 | |