Common respiratory pathogens
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| Adenoviruses | adenovirus | Common cold, pharyngitis, pneumonia | Symptomatic
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| Aspergillus fumigatus | fungus | Aspergillosis | Amphotericin B, itraconazole, voriconazole
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| Bordetella pertussis | gram-negetive parvobacteria | Pertussis (whooping cough) | Erythromycin
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| Borrelia vincenti | spirochaete | Pharyngitis | Doxycycline, erythromycin, penicillin
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| Chlamydia pneumoniae | gram-negetive intracellular parasite | Pneumonia | Tetracycline, erythromycin
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| Chlamydia psittaci | gram-negetive intracellular parasite | Pneumonia | Tetracycline, erythromycin
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| CMV (cytomegalovirus) | herpesvirus | Pneumonia in immunodeficient | Ganciclovir, foscarnet, cidofovir
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| Coronaviruses | coronavirus | Common cold, pneumonia, SARS | Symptomatic
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| Corynebacteria diphtheria | gram-positive non-sporing | Diphtheria, pharyngitis | Antitoxin + penicillin (or erythromycin)
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| Coxiella burnetti | gram-negetive coccobacillus | Pneumonia, pneumonitis | Tetracycline (vaccine in development)
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| Coxsackie A | enterovirus | Common cold, pharyngitis | Symptomatic
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| Epstein-Barr virus | herpesvirus | Glandular fever | No effective treatment
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| Haemophilus influenzae | gram-negative parvobacteria | Pharyngitis, epiglottitis | Cefotaxime, ceftriaxone (vaccine for type b)
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| Herpes simplex | herpesvirus | Oropharyngial disease | Aciclovir, valaciclovir, famciclovir, foscarnet, cidofovir
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| Legionella pneumophila | gram-negative parvobacteria | Pneumonia, Pontiac fever | Erythromycin with rifampicin
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| Measles | paramyxovirus | Measles (Cx: pneumonia, encephalitis) | Symptomatic
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| Mumps | paramyxovirus | Parotitis (Cx: meningitis, encephalitis) | Symptomatic
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| Mycobacterium tuberculosis | gram-positive rod | Tuberculosis | Ethambutol, isoniazid, rifampicin, pyrazinamide
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| Mycoplasma pneumoniae | gram-positive rod | Pneumonia | Erythromycin, tetracycline
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| Neisseria gonorrhoea | gram-negative cocci | Pharyngitis | Penicillins
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| Parainfluenza | paramyxovirus | Croup, bronchiolitis (Cx: pneumonia) | Symptomatic
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| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | gram-negative rod | Pneumonia (opportunistic) | Aminoglycosides, carbapenems, cephalosporins
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| Rhinoviruses | rhinovirus | Common cold (Cx: severe in infants, otitis media) | Symptomatic
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| RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) | paramyxovirus | Bronchiolitis (Cx: pneumonia) | Symptomatic. Ribavarin for infants at risk
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| Staphylococcus aureus | gram-positive clusters | Pneumonia (including MRSA) | Flucloxacillin (vanocomycin or teicoplanin in MRSA)
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| Streptococcus pneumoniae | gram-positive chains/pairs | Pneumonia | Benzylpenicillin, erythromycin, cephalosporins
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| Streptococcus pyogenes | gram-positive chains/pairs | Pharyngitis, rheumatic fever, scarlet fever | Penicillin (erythromycin if allergic)
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