Microbiological data
| Pneumonia | COPD | Asthma | |
| Subjects | 72 | 43 | 35 |
| Patients with sputum cultures | 47 (65) | 12 (28) | 6 (17) |
| Patients with positive sputum cultures | 16 (34) | 4 (33) | 4 (67) |
| Breakdown of positive sputum cultures | |||
| Staphylococcus aureus | 5 | ||
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 5 | 2 | |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | 2 | 1 | |
| Haemophilus influenzae | 1 | 1 | |
| Acinetobacter baumannii | 1 | ||
| Patients with blood cultures | 41 (57) | 6 (14) | 2 (6) |
| Patients with positive blood cultures | 8 (20) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Breakdown of positive blood cultures | |||
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | 2 | ||
| Staphylococcus aureus | 2 | ||
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 1 | ||
| Listeria monocytogenes | 1 | ||
| Citrobacter diversus | 1 | ||
| Proprionibacterium species | 1 |
Data are presented as n (%) or n. COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.