Table 2 Results of blood culture of the studied groups drawn at the start of the study
Type of organism | Routine care group (n = 20) | Montelukast group (n = 20) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Culture positive/negative | 17/3 | 18/2 | 0.633 |
Gram stain positive/negative | 9/8 | 11/7 | 0.625 |
Gram positive bacteremia | |||
Streptococcal pneumonia | 3 | 5 | 0.648 |
Staphylococcus aureus | 2 | 1 | |
Coagulase negative staph | 4 | 4 | |
Enterococci | 0 | 1 | |
Gram negative bacteremia | |||
Escherichia coli | 5 | 6 | 0.566 |
Klebsiella pneumoniae | 1 | 1 | |
Proteus species | 1 | 0 | |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 1 | 0 | |