A Look at Antibiotics to Treat Pneumonia
The antibiotic choices are empiric treatment only. Once a bacterium is identified in the cultures, de-escalation occurs to avoid unnecessary adverse effects, costs, and possible drug resistance. Normal Healthy Person Macrolide Doxy Healthy person with asthma or other comorbidities Amox, (or augmentin) plus macrolid (or doxy) Quin (levo or moxi) Patient sick enough to be […]
Read More