Table 2

 Features of other causal organisms of CAP

Chlamydia trachomatis Most common in infants and young children. History of sticky eye in neonatal period is common finding
Bordetella pertussis Despite primary pertussis vaccination, this disease has been affecting an increasing number of very young children, probably due to older children and young adults who have not been immunised
Staphylococcal infectionRare in developed countries, most commonly found in infants
Tuberculosis (TB)A resurgence of TB has been noted. More common in ethnic minorities and people infected with HIV. Increasingly common in the UK indigenous population