Most common causative organism for lobar pneumonia is –
Correct Answer: Streptococcus pneumoniae
Description: Streptococcus pneumoniae is the Most common causative organism for lobar pneumonia
Adult: MC serotype associated: Type 1-8
Children: Type 6, 14, 19, 23 are frequently associated serotypes
Most Virulent: Type 3.
Ref: Apurba Sastry’s Essentials of Medical Microbiology 1/e p233 , Ananthanarayan 9/e p222
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