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Wha bacteria produces a yellow green sputum in a copd patient and/or exacerbate chronic bronchitis?

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See below: Strep, staph, hemophilus, moraxella, pseudomonas, mycoplasma, chlamydophila would be the most common. They are usually covered by the commonly used antibiotics for outpatient treatment.

Answered 11/8/2012

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Viruses,Bacteria: 75%of COPD exacerbations are caused by infections, 25% by bacteria, 25% by viruses, 25% by both commonly caused by streptococcal pnumonia hemophilus influenza hemophilus parainflenza moraxella catarrhalis less common pseudomonas aeruginosa other gram negatives staph aureus other grm positive enterobators atypicals mycoplasma pnumonia chlamydia pnumonia. Can cause yellow or greenish sputum

Answered 2/9/2015

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