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Opportunistic Lung Infections
Causes
- AIDS
- Leukaemia
- Lymphoma
- Drugs
- steroids
- immunosuppresants
- cytotoxics
Organisms
- Candida albicans
- CMV
- Aspergillus fumigatus
- cryptococcus neoformans
- pneumocystis carinii
- tuberculosis
- common bacteria
Investigations
- CXR
- Sputum culture
- Brochoscopy
- Bronchoalvolar lavage (BAL)
Treatment
- Pneumocystis
- Aspergillus
- amphotericin B
- flucytosine
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