1st April 2022

A 50-year-old adult male with a history of COPD is admitted to the hospital with an acute exacerbation of his COPD

A 50-year-old adult male with a history of COPD is admitted to the hospital with an acute exacerbation of his COPD. He is breathless, wheezing and is coughing profusely but has lost no weight or had any nighttime fevers. His RR is 25 and his heart rate is 110bpm. He is prescribed a broad-spectrum antibiotic alongside nebulised salbutamol, ipratropium and oral corticosteroids. Prior to initiating antibiotics, a sputum sample was taken and cultured. What is the most likely bacterial organism that has caused his COPD exacerbation? 

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