Research Article

Liver Cirrhosis and Diabetes Mellitus Are Risk Factors for Staphylococcus aureus Infection in Patients with Healthcare-Associated or Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia

Table 2

Pathogens in severe pneumonia between adequate and inadequate antibiotic use.

PathogensAdequate
(% of total)
Inadequate
(% of total)
Total
(% of pathogens)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa53 (74.6)18 (25.4)71 (25.1)
Staphylococcus aureus31 (49.2)32 (50.8)63 (22.3)
 MSSA10 (15.9)3 (4.8)13 (4.6)
 MRSA21 (33.3)29 (46.0)50 (17.7)
Acinetobacter baumannii18 (35.3)33 (64.7)51 (18.0)
Klebsiella pneumoniae32 (72.7)12 (27.3)44 (15.5)
Escherichia coli21 (67.7)10 (32.3)31 (11.0)
Streptococcus pneumonia11 (100.0)0 (0.0)11 (3.8)
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia3 (42.9)4 (57.1)7 (2.5)
Enterobacter3 (60.0)2 (40.0)5 (1.8)

MSSA: Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus; MRSA: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus.