Question

A 70-year-old woman with COPD presents with an acute exacerbation: purulent sputum and increased dyspnoea. According to NICE guidelines, which organism is most commonly implicated in bacterial exacerbations of COPD?

Accepted Answer

Haemophilus influenzae

Answer

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Answer

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Answer

Staphylococcus aureus

Answer

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Practice question

A 70-year-old woman with COPD presents with an acute exacerbation: purulent sputum and increased dyspnoea. According to NICE guidelines, which organism is most commonly implicated in bacterial exacerbations of COPD?