Memory Joggers: Pneumonia - Conditions And Bugs
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- Condition
Commonly encountered pathogen(s)
Alcoholism
S. pneumoniae and anaerobes
COPD and/or smoking
S. pneumoniae, H. influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis, and Legionella species
Nursing home residency
S. pneumoniae, gram-negtive bacilli, H. influenzae, Staph aureus anaerobes, and Chlamydia pneumoniae
Poor dental hygiene
Anaerobes
Epidemic legionnaires' disease
Legionella species
Exposure to bats or soil enriched with bird droppings
Histoplasma casulatum
Exposure to birds
Chlamydia psittaci
Exposure to rabbits
Francisella tularensis
HIV infection (early stage)
S. pneumoniae, H. influenzae, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis
HIV infection (late stage)
Above plus P. carinii, Cryptococcus, and Histoplasma species
Travel to southwestern US
Coccidioides species
Exposure to farm animals or parturient cats
Coxiella burnetii (Q fever)
Influenza active in community
Influenza, S. pneumoniae, S. aureus, Strep pyogenes, and H. Influenze
Suspected large-volume aspirations
Anaerobes (chemical pneumonitis, obstruction)
Structural disease of lung (bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, etc.)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Burkholderia, (Pseudomonas) cepacia, and S. aureus
Injection drug use
S. aureus, anaerobes, M. tuberculosis, and S. pneumoniae
Airway obstruction
Anaerobes, S. pneumoniae, H. influenza, and S. aureus
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