Bacteria isolated in tracheal aspirates and blood specimens from infants with RSV bronchiolitis and bacterial co-infections
| Isolate | Bacterial pneumonia* | Bacterial sepsis† | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community acquired | Nosocomial | Community acquired | Nosocomial | |
| *n = 25 infants, 15 tracheal aspirates with >1 microorganism (maximum 3 microorganisms). | ||||
| †n = 3 infants, 1 blood culture with 2 microorganisms (Streptococcus pyogenes and Pseudomonas). | ||||
| Haemophilus influenzae | 8 | 9 | ||
| Moraxella catarrhalis | 6 | 6 | ||
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | 5 | 4 | 2 | |
| Streptococcus pyogenes | 1 | |||
| Staphylococcus aureus | 3 | 5 | ||
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 1 | |||