Microbial ID from Tracheal aspirates | VITEK-2 Results (n) | Ab-ITS * Results (n) |
A. baumannii | 43 | 39 |
E. Coli | 2 | 0 |
Klebsiella pneumonia | 8 | 0 |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 7 | 0 |
Diphtheroids | 2 | 0 |
Serratiamarcescens + A. baumannii | 1 | 1 |
MRSA | 3 | 0 |
aPolymicrobial growth | 21 | 11 |
bPolymicrobial growth with Acinetobacter spp | 2 | 2 |
cColonizers with A. baumannii | 2 | 2 |
dColonizers without A. baumannii | 18 | 9 |
eNo growth | 62 (Sterile) | 25 |
TOTAL | 172 | 90# |