Parents of a child with bronchiectasis may give a past history of:
Typical offending organisms that have been known to cause bronchiectasis include: Klebsiella species Staphylococcus aureus Mycobacterium tuberculosis Mycoplasma pneumonia Nontuberculous mycobacteria Measles virus Peussis Influenza virus Herpes simplex virus Ceain types of adenoviruses
Chickenpox
Mumps
Whooping cough
Typhoid
Bronchiectasis