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Published on: November 28, 2016
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Alicia Cancela Costa1, Ludovico Cobuccio1,2, Lia Monsalve1
1Service des maladies infectieuses, Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois, 1011 Lausanne.
Abstract:
While most episodes of community-acquired pneumonia are caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae and respiratory viruses, other atypical pathogens can also be responsible for lung infections. The Infectious Diseases Service of the Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) organizes an annual meeting aimed at general practitioners, during which interesting clinical cases are presented. In this article, we summarize five cases of community-aquired respiratory infection due to atypical pathogens that were presented during the 2023 meeting, each with a particular teaching point. Although these infections are rare, expanding the differential diagnosis in cases of suboptimal response to therapy or particular exposures is warranted.
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