Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Bronchiectasis
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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Last updated: June 12, 2024
Citation
Auwaerter, Paul. "Bronchiectasis." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2024. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540066/all/Bronchiectasis.
Auwaerter P. Bronchiectasis. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2024. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540066/all/Bronchiectasis. Accessed December 18, 2024.
Auwaerter, P. (2024). Bronchiectasis. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540066/all/Bronchiectasis
Auwaerter P. Bronchiectasis [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2024. [cited 2024 December 18]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540066/all/Bronchiectasis.
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