Respiratory Medicine in Dundee
Questions on Community Acquired Pneumonia
1) Haemophilus influenzae is a common bacterial pathogen.
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2) The best antibiotic for pneumococcal pneumonia is penicillin.
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3) Antibiotics should always initially be given intravenously.
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See the answer to question 2 in Antibiotics use in respiratory tract infections
4) A persistent swinging fever may mean that an empyema has developed.
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Persistent fever in a patient that has been appropriately treated for pneumonia should prompt a further clinical examination for the signs of a pleural collection (dull to percussion, reduced air entry, decreased expansion) and a repeat Chest X-Ray.
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5) Erythromycin may be given initially in sick patients to cover the possibly of atypical organisms such as mycoplasma pneumoniae, chlamydia pneumoniae and legionella pneumophila.
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