Aetiological agents lung infections (Microbiology & Infectious disease, 3rd Ed. pp 420)
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Broadly speaking pneumonia can be caused by: bacteria, virus, fungi, parasites. Some organisms can cause disease in healthy individuals (i.e.: Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Strep. Pneumoniae), some organisms cause disease in immunocompromised individuals (i.e.: Pneumocystis carinii), other organisms cause disease in young children where immune system is imcompletely developed (i.e.: respiratory syncytial virus).
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