pulmonary cavitary lesions do not need anaerobic coverage

• related: Pulmonology
• tags: #permanent

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• cavities do not need anaerobic coverage
• abscess do need anaerobic coverage

Cavietary lesions

• TB/non TB
• nocardia, actinomyces
• staph
• pseudomonas
• scc
• sarcoma
• septic emboli
• sarcoid
• RA
• vasculitis

Abscess

• anaerobes

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• Pulmonology
  • pulmonary cavitary lesions do not need anaerobic coverage
• MRSA risks and infections
  • necrotizing pneumonia or empyema (cover for anaerobes for pulmonary abscess and empyema) (pulmonary cavitary lesions do not need anaerobic coverage)