Heparin-Binding Protein in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid as a Biomarker for Discriminating Severe Bacterial and Viral Pneumonia in Critically Ill Children

Table 2

Identities of pathogens in children with pneumonia.

Type of pneumonia	Pathogen	Number (percentage)
Bacterial pneumonia ()	Gram-positive bacteria	50 (27.62)
	Staphylococcus aureus	20 (11.05)
	Streptococcus pneumoniae	27 (14.92)
	Group A streptococcus	3 (1.66)
	Gram-negative bacteria	76 (41.99)
	Haemophilus influenzae	30 (16.57)
	Klebsiella pneumoniae	15 (8.29)
	Escherichia coli	11 (6.08)
	Enterobacter aerogenes	2 (1.10)
	Moraxella catarrhalis	3 (1.66)
	Serratia marcescens	4 (2.21)
	Enterobacter cloacae	4 (2.21)
	Acinetobacter baumannii	4 (2.21)
	Aeromonas hydrophila	1 (0.55)
	Pseudomonas aeruginosa	2 (1.10)
Viral pneumonia ()	Respiratory syncytial virus	18 (9.94)
	Parainfluenza virus	11 (6.08)
	Adenovirus	8 (4.42)
	Epstein-Barr virus	7 (3.87)
	Cytomegalovirus	5 (2.76)
	Influenza A	2 (1.10)
	Influenza B	4 (2.21)