Table 1 Identification and quantification of common pathogenic bacteria isolated in tracheal washes

Escherichia coli

7

1 × 10⁴–4 × 10⁵

Actinobacillus equullii

2

2 × 10⁴; 8 × 10⁴

Streptococcus zooepidemicus

2

1 × 10⁴; 1 × 10⁴

Bordetella bronchiseptica

1

2.2 × 10⁵

Pasteurella spp.

1

1 × 10⁴

Klebsiella pneumoniae

1

1 × 10⁴