Parents of a child with bronchiectasis may give a past history of:: (A) Chickenpox, (B) Mumps, (C) Whooping cough, (D) Typhoid
Answer is C. Typical offending organisms that have been known to cause bronchiectasis include: Klebsiella species Staphylococcus aureus Mycobacterium tuberculosis Mycoplasma pneumonia Nontuberculous mycobacteria Measles virus Peussis Influenza virus Herpes simplex virus Ceain types of adenoviruses