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== See Also ==
== See Also ==
[[Pneumonia]]
[[Pneumonia]]
[[Pneumonia: ID]]


[[Pneumonia (Port Score)]]
[[Pneumonia (Port Score)]]

Revision as of 19:53, 14 July 2011

Conditions Commonly Encountered Pathogens
Alcoholism

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Anaerobes, e.g. Klebsiella pneumoniae

Mycobacterium tuberculosis



COPD and/or Smoking

S pneumoniae

Haemophilus influenzae

Moraxella

Legionella




Nursing Home

S pneumoniae

Gram-negative bacilli

H influenzae

Staphylococcus aureus

Anaerobes

Chlamydia pneumoniae



Exposure to: Bird droppings Histoplasma capsulatum
Birds Chlamydia psittaci
Rabbits Francisella tularensis
Farm animals Coxiella burnetii (Q fever)
SW US Coccidiomycosis (Valley fever)
HIV
Early

S pneumoniae

H influenzae

M tuberculosis

Late

As above, plus:

Pneumocystis jiroveci (formerly Pneumocystis carinii)

Cryptococcus

Histoplasma species


Aspiration Anaerobes

Structural Lung Disease

(CF, bronchiectasis)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Burkholderia (Pseudomonas) cepacia

S aureus

Injection Drug Use

S aureus

Anaerobes

M tuberculosis

S Pneumo



Influenza

Influenza

S pneumoniae

S aureus

H influenzae



See Also

Pneumonia

Pneumonia (Port Score)