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Posted On : 25 Nov 2021

A 10-year boy is having a chronic cough. His throat Culture showed pseudomonas and sensitivity to Inj cefperazone. Does throat culture has any value in the case of chronic cough and the report of pseudomonas is correct?

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Ebtihal Khalid

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pseudomonas infection has value if the pt is immune compromised

2 years ago

A

Afaf Mustafa

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there fire its presence is significant

2 years ago

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Afaf Mustafa

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pseudomonas is common in immunocompromised patients

2 years ago

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FATHIYA SAID

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In this case not

2 years ago

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Tanvi D

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yes the throat culture is sensitive

2 years ago

Answer 1

The presence of pseudomonas in the throat culture in this child should be further investigated. Unless the child has had recent instrumentation of the airway eg intubation, a diagnosis of cystic fibrosis should be excluded in the assessment of the chronic cough.

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