Lungs - NEED TO KNOW LIST Flashcards
Colonizers
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Colonizers of the Lungs
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Streptococcus pneumoniae Moraxella catarrhalis Haemophilus influenzae Mycoplasma pneumoniae Chlamydia pneumoniae Yeast
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Community-acquired pathogens of the lungs
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Streptococcus pneumoniae Moraxella catarrhalis Haemophilus influenzae Mycoplasma pneumoniae Chlamydia pneumoniae Legionella species. Respiratory viruses
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Hospital-acquired pathogens of the lungs
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Streptococcus pneumoniae Moraxella catarrhalis Haemophilus influenzae Mycoplasma pneumoniae Chlamydia pneumoniae Legionella species. Respiratory viruses Pseudomonas aeruginosa Staphylococcus. aureus Enterobacteriacae
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Special cases of the lungs
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Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, Yercinia pestis, Burkholderia cepacia, Viral, Tuberculosis (TB), Pneumocystis Jiroveci Pneumonia (PJP), Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC), Aspergillus, Mucor, Endemic molds