A child suffering from CF (cystic fibrois) developed pneumonia. Which organism is responsible for this pneumonia?
belongs to book: 1700 MCQ REVISED VERSION TOPIC WISE|DR. KHALID SAIFULLAH|4th EDITION| Chapter number:19| Question number:140
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The key is S. aureus. [During the first decade of life of CF patients, Staphylococcus aureus and Hemophilus influenzae are the most common bacteria isolated from the sputum, but in the second and third decade of life, Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the prevalent bacteria].
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