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  2. Doxycycline - Wikipedia

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    Doxycycline is a broad-spectrum antibiotic that is employed in the treatment of numerous bacterial infections. It is effective against bacteria such as Moraxella catarrhalis, Brucella melitensis, Chlamydia pneumoniae, and Mycoplasma pneumoniae. Additionally, doxycycline is used in the prevention and treatment of serious conditions like anthrax ...

  3. Anaerobic infection - Wikipedia

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    Penicillin can be added to clindamycin to supplement its coverage against Peptostreptococcus spp. and other Gram-positive anaerobic organisms. [53] Doxycycline is added to most regimens in the treatment of pelvic infections to cover chlamydia and mycoplasma. Penicillin is effective for bacteremia caused by non-beta lactamase producing bacteria.

  4. Mycoplasma pneumonia - Wikipedia

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    Rates of Mycoplasma pneumonia in all global community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) cases range from 10-15%. [13] [14] The rate of Mycoplasma pneumonia in adults with CAP is estimated to be 15%, and the rate of in children with CAP has been reported at 27.4%. [3] The rates of M. pneumoniae among hospitalized CAP cases are 35% in adults [14] and 24% ...

  5. What is mycoplasma pneumonia, the illness driving an ... - AOL

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    Mycoplasma pneumonia is caused by a bacterium that can spread through droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes. The bacterium can linger in the nose and throat without making a person ...

  6. Mommy Minute: Local doctor explains walking pneumonia - AOL

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    The CDC says case of mycoplasma pneumonia have been spiking since the spring. It typically affects kids ages 5 to 17 and young adults. Younger children may have different symptoms, including ...

  7. What to know about Mycoplasma, the bacteria behind recent ...

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    China, Denmark, France and the Netherlands have all recently reported an increase in cases of pneumonia in children linked to a bacteria called Mycoplasma pneumoniae. A spike in cases has also ...

  8. Mycoplasma pneumoniae - Wikipedia

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    Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a species of very small-cell bacteria that lack a cell wall, in the class Mollicutes. M. pneumoniae is a human pathogen that causes the disease Mycoplasma pneumonia , a form of atypical bacterial pneumonia related to cold agglutinin disease .

  9. List of antibiotics - Wikipedia

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    Pneumonia: Visual disturbance, liver toxicity. [7] Spiramycin: Rovamycine: Mouth infections: Fidaxomicin: Dificid: Treatment of Clostridioides (formerly Clostridium) difficile infection. [8] May be more narrow-spectrum than vancomycin, resulting in less bowel microbiota alteration. [9] Nausea (11%), vomiting, and abdominal pain. [10]