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The lung abscess in children can be caused by all except –

A
Pneumococcus
B
E. Histolytica
C
Staphylococcus
D
Klebsiella
High-Yield Explanation
Lung abscess in children  Lung abscess is most likely to occur in - i)  Immunocompromized patients ii) Those with recurrent aspiration iii) Malnutrition  iv) Blunt chest trauma v) Complication of pneumonia Organisms commonly causing lung abscess are - Staph. aureus   H.influenzae  S. pneumoniae   Pseudomonas E.coli  Klebsiella                    Others are → Nocardia, Legionella, Fungi (candida and aspergillus)

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