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Posted On : 08 Apr 2021

A 1-year child with rt. paracardiac pneumonia, not responding to ceftriaxone, amoxicillin-clavulanate, and Clarithromycin drugs. How to investigate him?

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mohamed mustafa

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Cbc, blood culture sensitivity, gastric aspirate for acid fast, gram stain, u sound chest and lat chest x ray for empyema

3 years ago

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kadija nura

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blood culture

3 years ago

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Sanjay yadav

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how is the child clinically? any distress or any findings

3 years ago

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Armelle Gillett

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culture either a bronchial secretion or blood. A blood culture would be good given the age and less invasive but if you could do a bronchial aspiration or even a lavage the secretion from that could also be used for a culture

3 years ago

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Nora Mohammed salih

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sputum culture

3 years ago

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An x-ray would be required to have a look at it. Rule out TB. A BAL or HRCT chest may be useful.

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