Volume 32, Number 1—January 2026
Research
Detection of Novel Thermotolerant Tepidimonas sp. Bacteria in Human Respiratory Specimens, Hong Kong, China, 2024
Kelvin Hei-Yeung Chiu, Shuk-Ching Wong, Edwin Kwan-Yeung Chiu, Raymond Hon Man Ng, Jonathan Hon-Kwan Chen, Jordan Yik-Hei Fong, Lithia Lai-Ha Yuen, Simon Yung-Chun So, David Christopher Lung, Vincent Chi-Chung Cheng, Kwok-Yung Yuen
, and Jade Lee-Lee Teng
, and Jade Lee-Lee Teng
Table 3
Characteristics of isolate cultures from 41 sputum specimens in study of novel thermotolerant Tepidimonas spp. bacteria in human respiratory specimens, Hong Kong, China, 2024
| Characteristics | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Leukocyte quantified by Gram stain | |
| Negative | 7 (17.1) |
| Trace | 21 (51.2) |
| 2+ | 7 (17.1) |
| 3+ |
6 (14.6) |
| Epithelial cells quantified by Gram stain | |
| Negative | 4 (9.8) |
| 1+ | 19 (46.3) |
| 2+ | 10 (24.4) |
| 3+ |
8 (19.5) |
| Other organisms grown | 15 (36.6) |
| Acinetobacter species | 2 (4.9) |
| Candida species | 2 (4.9) |
| Escherichia coli | 1 (2.4) |
| Flavobacterium species | 3 (7.3) |
| Haemophilus influenzae | 4 (9.8) |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 2 (4.9) |
| Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus | 1 (2.4) |
| Stenotrophomonas maltophilia | 2 (4.9) |
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