Table 1ā€”

Aetiology of community-acquired pneumonia in immunocompromised adults

PathogenPatients n
Group 1Streptococcus pneumoniae29
S. pneumoniae + Haemophilus influenzae1
S. pneumoniae + Legionella pneumophila1
Pneumocystis jirovecii3
Staphylococcus aureus2
Streptococcus viridans1
L. pneumophila1
Group 2Rhinovirus + S. pneumoniae2
Rhinovirus + P. jirovecii1
Rhinovirus + H. influenzae1
Rhinovirus + HSV1 + S. pneumoniae1
Adenovirus + S. pneumoniae2
HSV1 + S. pneumoniae3
HSV1 + P. jirovecii1
Group 3Rhinovirus5
Influenza A virus3
Adenovirus3
Influenza B virus + rhinovirus1
  • HSV1: herpes simplex virus type 1. nā€Š=ā€Š61.