Pseudomonas aeruginosa MCQ — NEET PG Practice Question | NEETPGAI
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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bug Microbiology
A 58-year-old male with COPD and recent hospitalization presents with fever (38.9°C), productive cough with greenish sputum, and dyspnea for 3 days. Chest X-ray shows bilateral lower lobe infiltrates. Sputum culture grows a gram-negative rod that is oxidase-positive, produces a fruity odor, and grows on cetrimide agar. Blood cultures remain negative. Which of the following is the most appropriate initial empirical antibiotic regimen for this patient?
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