Pathogens isolated in blood culture from the 297 patients with bacteraemic community acquired pneumonia
| Isolate | |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | 249 (83.8) |
| S. pneumoniae multiresistant# | 5 (1.7) |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 16 (5.4) |
| MRSA# | 14 (4.7) |
| MSSA | 2 (0.7) |
| Escherichia coli | 9 (3.0) |
| E. coli beta-lactamase producers# | 6 (2.0) |
| Haemophilus influenzae | 7 (2.4) |
| Enterobacter sp. | 4 (1.3) |
| Enterobacter spp. beta-lactamase producers# | 1 (0.3) |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | 4 (1.3) |
| K. pneumoniae beta-lactamase producers# | 2 (0.7) |
| Acinetobacter baumannii | 2 (0.7) |
| Proteus sp. | 2 (0.7) |
| Proteus spp. beta-lactamase producers# | 1 (0.3) |
| Moraxella catarrhalis | 1 (0.3) |
| Peptostreptococcus sp. | 1 (0.3) |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa# | 1 (0.3) |
| Streptococcus pyogenes | 1 (0.3) |
Data are presented as n (%). MRSA: methicillin-resistant S. aureus; MSSA: methicillin-sensitive S. aureus. #: antibiotic resistant pathogens (n=30).