Question

A 3-year-old child presents with foul-smelling, greasy stools and failure to thrive. A sweat test confirms cystic fibrosis. Which organism is commonly associated with chronic pulmonary infection in older children with cystic fibrosis?

Accepted Answer

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Answer

Haemophilus influenzae

Answer

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Answer

Moraxella catarrhalis

Answer

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Practice question

A 3-year-old child presents with foul-smelling, greasy stools and failure to thrive. A sweat test confirms cystic fibrosis. Which organism is commonly associated with chronic pulmonary infection in older children with cystic fibrosis?