Bronchiectasis

Paul Auwaerter, M.D.

PATHOGENS

PATHOGENS

PATHOGENS

  • Common pathogens listed. Often, in heavily antibiotic-experienced patients, MRSA or Gram negatives predominate.
  • S. pneumoniae
  • Haemophilus influenzae
  • Moraxella catarrhalis
  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
  • Mycobacterium avium complex may represent colonization or a true pathogen.
  • Other non-tubercular mycobacteria (NTMs)
  • Aspergillus fumigatus can lead to allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) in patients with asthma and cystic fibrosis and colonize the airways of patients with chronic lung diseases.

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