causative organisms

Question 1

coxiella burnetti causes

Answer 1

causes pneumonia, pyrexia of unknown origin (Q fever), endocarditis

Question 2

what is coxiella burnetti

Answer 2

zoonosis

Question 3

mycoplasma pneumoniae

Answer 3

causes atypical CAP
seen in older children and young people
spreads from person to person

Question 4

mycoplasma pneumoniae treated with

Answer 4

macrolide antibiotics

Question 5

what else can mycoplasma pneumoniae cause

Answer 5

erythema multiform and cold agglutinin production leading to haemolytic anaemia
guillan-barré

Question 6

h.influenzae causes

Answer 6

pneumonia
acute epiglottitis
exacerbations of COPD

Question 7

h.influenzae gram and culture

Answer 7

negative

chocolate agar

Question 8

chlaymdia psittaci causes

Answer 8

psittacosis

Question 9

chlaymdia psittaci is what and caught from what

Answer 9

zoonosis

caught from birds

Question 10

metapneumovirus infects who

Answer 10

infects children

Question 11

metapneumovirus peak incidence

Answer 11

winter

Question 12

metapneumovirus causes

Answer 12

mild to severe illness, may be flu like

Question 13

metapneumovirus diagnosis

Answer 13

confirmed by PCR

most children are antibody positive by age 5

Question 14

chlamydia trachomatis

Answer 14

A STI that can cause infantile pneumonia by vertical transmission.