Infectious causes of Bilateral Pulmonary Infiltrates

I’ll just stick with 3 for each at the moment

Bacterial

Typical

  • Staphylococcus aureus (℞ per sensitivities)
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae (℞ penicillin, per sensitivities)
  • Haemophilus influenzae (℞ penicillin, per sensitivities)

Atypical

  • Mycoplasma pneumoniae (℞ Azithromycin)
  • Chlamydophila pneumoniae (℞ Azithromycin)
  • Legionella longbeachae (℞ Azithromycin)

Viral

  • Influenza A / B (℞ Oseltamivir)
  • COVID-19 (℞ multiple. eg Baricitinib, Remdesivir, Dexamethasone)
  • RSV
  • HMPV (℞ Ribavirin)

Fungal

  • Aspergillus spp. (℞ Amphotericin B)
  • Cryptococcus gattii
  • Scedosporium spp.

Special

  • Pneumocystis jirovecii (℞ TMP/Sulfa)
  • Tuberculosis (miliary) (℞ RIPE)
  • Burkholderia pseudomallei / Melioidosis (℞ Meropenem)