Organisms causing pneumonia

Question 1

transferred from animals/farming

Answer 1

Coxiella Burnetti

Question 2

common hospital acquired pneumonia

Answer 2

Staph aureus

Question 3

Who usually presents with staph aureus infection?

Answer 3

Usually after having an influenza infection (so had influenza prior to pneumonia) or they may be an IV drug user
Staph aureus is also a common hospital acquired pneumonia

Question 4

common community acquired pneumonia

Answer 4

Strep pneumonia

Question 5

What organism is associated with red current jelly sputum?

Answer 5

Classic Klebsiella

Question 6

Commonly associated with contaminated water and air conditioning systems

Answer 6

Legionella

Question 7

Associated with alcoholics and aspiration pneumonia

Answer 7

Classic Klebsiella - another buzz word for this is red-current jelly sputum

Question 8

commonly associated with people who have COPD

Answer 8

Haemophilus influenza

Question 9

common in young adults, peaks every 4 years, may have dry cough and may have a rash called erythema and may have autoimmune haemolytic anaemia

Answer 9

Mycoplasma pneumoniae (atypical)

Question 10

common in immunocompromised people and chronic pulmonary disease

Answer 10

Moraxella Catarrhalis

Question 11

associated with people with HIV – immunosuppression/immunocompromised patients – may struggle to cough up sputum cause it’s so thick

Answer 11

Pneumocystis jirovecci pneumonia (fungi)

Question 12

May present with hyponatremia (low sodium concentration in the blood), lymphopenia (reduced white blood cells) and dry cough

Answer 12

Legionella

Question 13

common in patients with cystic fibrosis or bronchiectasis

Answer 13

Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

Question 14

transferred from birds (e.g parrots), causes fever and dry cough

Answer 14

Chlamydia psittaci (atypical)