A non smoker patient has the presence of alveolar exudate. He presented with flu like symptoms which were followed by radiological evidence of consolidation in the lung. Which of the following is the likely organism to be seen?
Patient presented with flu like symptom followed by presence of alveolar exudate and consolidation in the lungs. Alveolar exudate and consolidation in lungs indicate a typical pneumonia. Staphylococcus aureus is an impoant cause of secondary bacterial pneumonia in children and healthy adults following viral respiratory illnesses (e.g., measles in children and influenza in both children and adults.
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Staphylococcus aureus
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Klebsiella pneumoniae
JIPMER 2017