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2. Walking pneumonia is spreading. Doctors share the tell-tale ...

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   Even though macrolide antibiotics, like azithromycin, are the recommended treatment and should perform better than penicillin-based antibiotics like amoxicillin on this bacteria, there isn't great ...

3. Community-acquired pneumonia - Wikipedia

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   Current treatment guidelines recommend a beta-lactam, like amoxicillin, and a macrolide, like azithromycin or clarithromycin, or a quinolone, such as levofloxacin. Doxycycline is the antibiotic of choice in the UK for atypical bacteria, due to increased Clostridioides difficile infection in hospital patients linked to the increased use of ...

4. Lower respiratory tract infection - Wikipedia

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   A routine chest X-ray is not always necessary for people who have symptoms of a lower respiratory tract infection. [4] Influenza affects both the upper and lower respiratory tracts. [citation needed] Antibiotics are the first line treatment for pneumonia; however, they are neither effective nor indicated for parasitic or viral infections. Acute ...

5. Doxycycline - Wikipedia

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   Doxycycline is a broad-spectrum antibiotic of the tetracycline class used in the treatment of infections caused by bacteria and certain parasites. [1] It is used to treat bacterial pneumonia, acne, chlamydia infections, Lyme disease, cholera, typhus, and syphilis. [1] It is also used to prevent malaria.

6. What Is White Lung Pneumonia? Doctors Explain Signs and Symptoms

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   Treatment there may involve antibiotics and fluids through an IV line, oxygen therapy to increase the amount of oxygen in your blood, and being put on a ventilator. “White lung” pneumonia ...

7. The Unexpected Sign of Pneumonia Most People Miss ... - AOL

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   Dr. Melamed says that coughing, fever, chills and muscle aches are all common symptoms of pneumonia. "The symptoms of pneumonia can vary widely depending on the patient's age, other conditions ...

8. Pneumonia - Wikipedia

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   In the UK, treatment before culture results with amoxicillin is recommended as the first line for community-acquired pneumonia, with doxycycline or clarithromycin as alternatives. [69] In North America, amoxicillin, doxycycline, and in some areas a macrolide (such as azithromycin or erythromycin) is the first-line outpatient treatment in adults.

9. Chlamydia pneumoniae - Wikipedia

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   The first-line antibiotics for treatment of Chlamydia pneumoniae are the macrolide erythromycin and the tetracyclines tetracycline and doxycycline. [39] The macrolides clarithromycin and azithromycin are also effective. [39] Chlamydia pneumoniae shows resistance to penicillin, ampicillin, and sulfa drugs, and hence these antibiotics are not ...