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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
The majority of cases related to various gram-negative bacilli(52%) and [[S. aureus]] (19%). Others are [[Haemophilus]] spp. (5%). In the ICU results were S. aureus(17.4%), [[P. aeruginosa]] (17.4%), [[Klebsiella pneumoniae]] and [[Enterobacter]] spp. (18.1%), and [[Haemophilus influenzae]] (4.9%). | The majority of cases related to various gram-negative bacilli (52%) and [[S. aureus]] (19%). Others are [[Haemophilus]] spp. (5%). In the ICU results were S. aureus(17.4%), [[P. aeruginosa]] (17.4%), [[Klebsiella pneumoniae]] and [[Enterobacter]] spp. (18.1%), and [[Haemophilus influenzae]] (4.9%). Viruses -[[influenza]] and [[respiratory syncytial virus]] and, in the immunocompromised host, [[cytomegalovirus]]- cause 10-20% of infections. | ||
==References== | ==References== |
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Overview
Causes
The majority of cases related to various gram-negative bacilli (52%) and S. aureus (19%). Others are Haemophilus spp. (5%). In the ICU results were S. aureus(17.4%), P. aeruginosa (17.4%), Klebsiella pneumoniae and Enterobacter spp. (18.1%), and Haemophilus influenzae (4.9%). Viruses -influenza and respiratory syncytial virus and, in the immunocompromised host, cytomegalovirus- cause 10-20% of infections.