A child was suffering from fever (38 ºC), cough, pharyngitis and his chest x-ray showed pneumonia at lower part of left lung. He was treated with penicillin and did not respond to treatment. Gram-stain and Acid-fast staining of sputum did not show Streptococcus pneumoniae or Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Using a molecular method (PCR), no virus was detected. What is this type of pneumonia is called and what is the most possible bacterial causative agent and how you confirm it

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Damari Orr

Biology

19 July, 01:55

A child was suffering from fever (38 ºC), cough, pharyngitis and his chest x-ray showed pneumonia at lower part of left lung. He was treated with penicillin and did not respond to treatment. Gram-stain and Acid-fast staining of sputum did not show Streptococcus pneumoniae or Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Using a molecular method (PCR), no virus was detected. What is this type of pneumonia is called and what is the most possible bacterial causative agent and how you confirm it

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Leonardo Fritz · Answer 1

Mycoplasma pneumonia

Explanation:

This is because with this type of pneumonia symptoms are milder than other which would tell why the fever is low and there are very few symptoms.