Bacterial isolates by lung aspirates in relation to HIV serostatus and nutritional status
| Organisms | HIV seropositive | HIV seronegative | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malnourished (n=75) | Well nourished (n=47) | Malnourished (n=31) | Well nourished (n=31) | |||
| Gram negative | ||||||
| Klebsiellaspp | 20 | 8 | 10 | 6 | ||
| Coliforms | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | ||
| Proteusspp | 2 | — | 1 | — | ||
| Other enterobacteriaceae | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Other Gram negative | ||||||
| Pseudomonasspp | 6 | — | 1 | — | ||
| Haemophilus influenzae | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | ||
| Mixed growth | 6 | — | 3 | — | ||
| Subtotal (%) | 41 (55) | 12 (25) | 20 (65) | 11 (35) | ||
| Gram positive | ||||||
| Staphylococcus aureus | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Coagulase negative staphylococcus | 2 | — | 1 | — | ||
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Streptococcus viridans | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | ||
| Group A streptococcus | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | ||
| Group D streptococcus | — | 1 | 1 | — | ||
| Mixed growth | — | 2 | — | — | ||
| Subtotal (%) | 13 (17) | 15 (32) | 7 (22) | 6 (19) | ||
| Mixed Gram positive and negative (%) | 16 (21) | 9 (19) | 1 (3) | 1 (3) | ||
| Total (%) | 70 (93) | 36 (76) | 28 (90) | 18 (58) | ||