Subject Pathogen Source* Gramtype
1 Enterococcussp. Sputum +
2 S.pneumonia Blood +
3 NONE NONE 0
4 NONE NONE 0
5 P. aeruginosa Blood, sputum -
6 NONE NONE 0
7 MRSA Sputum +
8 MRSA BAL +
9 NONE NONE 0
10 Streptococcus sp., Viridans Pleural +
11 P. aeruginosa Sputum -
12 NONE NONE 0
13 E. Coli Blood -
14 K. pneumonia, S. maltophilia BAL -
15 Streptococcus sp., α-hemolytic BAL +
16 MSSA BAL +
17 NONE NONE 0
18 NONE NONE 0
19 C. koseri BAL -
20 S. maltophila, A. baumannii Sputum -
21 NONE NONE 0
22 Klebsiella pneumonia Catheter tip -
23 NONE NONE 0
24 NONE NONE 0
25 S. pneumonia Sputum +
26 L. pneumophila BAL (DFA) -
27 NONE NONE 0
28 Candida albicans Blood 0
29 NONE NONE 0
30 MSSA/sputum Sputum +
31 NONE NONE 0
32 MSSA Blood +
33 Streptococcus sp., group G Sputum +
34 P. aeruginosa Sputum -
35 MRSA Sputum +
36 MTB Sputum 0
37 NONE NONE 0
38 NONE NONE 0
39 MRSA Blood +
40 P. mirabilis Blood -
41 NONE NONE 0
42 Streptococcus sp., group F Sputum +
43 VRE VRE/blood +
44 NONE NONE 0
45 NONE NONE 0
46 K. pneumonia BAL -
47 P. aeruginosa Blood -
48 NONE NONE 0
49 P. aeruginosa BAL -
50 NONE NONE 0
51 MRSA Pleural +
52 E. Coli, P. mirabilis BAL -
53 S. pneumonia Sputum +
*BAL=bronchoalveolar lavage culture
MRSA=Methicillin-resistant S. Aureus
MSSA=Methicillin-sensitive S. Aureus
VRE=Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus sp.
DFA=fluorescent antibody test
Table 2: Etiologic organism, site of positive culture, and gram classification of each subject.