Child Health 3 - Charlotte

The Case

Treatment of Infection

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Multiple Choice Question

Over the last 2 months she has had a productive cough of green sputum. She has obvious clubbing and couarse crepitations at both lung bases. Lung function is very reduced.


A sputum culture grows an organism that is It is sensitive to ciprofoxacin, gentamycin and ceftazidime.


What is the most likely causative organism?