Which of the following is not seen in HIV Patient with CD4 count less than 100 Per micro litre, who has non productive cough :: (A) Mycobacterium tuberculosis, (B) Pneumocystis carinii, (C) Mycoplasma pneumonae, (D) Cryptococcal infection
Answer is C. Ans. is 'c' i.e. Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Mycoplasma Pneumoniae is not among the opportunistic organisms causing Pneumonia in a patient with AIDS.Organisms causing Pneumonia in AIDS patientBacterial - S. pneumoniae (most common)*H. influenza Parasite - Pneumocystis carinii* Fungal - Cryptococcal*Aspergillus Coccidioides immitis HistoplasmosisOpportunistic infections*CD4-Tcell Counts at which they developMycobacterium T.B.Candida (oral thrush)Herpes Zoster* 400-200Pneumocystis cariniiCryptococcus neoformansToxoplasma gondii* less than 200MycobacteriumAvium intracellulare* less than 50