Pneumonia - Atypical Pathogens Flashcards

1
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Legionella Pneumoniae

A

Traveller, diarrhoea, confusion

Ciprofloxacin

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Mycoplasma Pneumonia

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Epidemic, young patients

Tetracycline or Clarithromycin

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3
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Pneumocystic Pneumoniae

A

HIV

Co-trimoxazole

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4
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Staph Aureus

A

Endocarditis

Flucloxacillin

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5
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Chlamydia psittaci

A

Birds
Single lobe, mild hepatitis , symptoms of meningitis

Tetracycline type 
(doxycycline)
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6
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Coxiella Burnetti

A

Q-fever
Farm animals

Doxycycline

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7
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Klebsiella Pneumonia

A

Alcoholic/ COPD/ Diabetics
Red current jelly sputum
Caveatting

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8
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pseudomonas

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Bronchiectasis & CF
Rusty haemoptysis

Anti-pseudomonal beta-lactam (penicillin) and an amino glycoside (gentamicin)

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9
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Chlamydophilia Pneumonia

A

Elderly patients

Azithromycin

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10
Q

Pneumocystis Jiroveci

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Immunocompromised

High dose co-trimoxazole

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