Respiratory Tract Infections
Collect sputum and blood cultures
Oral therapy should be considered standard practice except in severe pneumonia or in patients unable to take oral therapy
Samples needed: NPA for bacteria and viral pathogens (will test for mycoplasma), Secretions from tracheal aspirates, Viral throat swab if severe or treatment failure
- Community Acquired Pneumonia - Mild to moderate
- Community Acquired Pneumonia - Severe
- Hospital Acquired Pneumonia
- Aspiration Pneumonia or Post-op Chest Infection
- Pneumocystis jiroveci (carnii) pneumonia in the immunocompromised
- Infective Exacerbation in a patient with Cystic Fibrosis
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- Whooping cough
- Bronchiolitis