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

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   Without any testing, the daughter was diagnosed with walking pneumonia, and prescribed a Z-Pak (azithromycin). Within 24 hours of beginning her medication, the teenager felt great again.

3. Cases of walking pneumonia are surging in kids this ... - AOL

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   These doctors wanted advice, he says, because their go-to antibiotic for pneumonia – amoxicillin – didn’t seem to be working in these cases. The pneumonia is caused by tiny Mycoplasma ...

4. List of unproven methods against COVID-19 - Wikipedia

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   Generally, antibiotics (like azithromycin [150]) are not effective against viruses, only some bacteria. [152] Azithromycin is sometimes given to patients hospitalized with COVID-19, but only to treat bacterial co-infection. Overuse of azithromycin causes antibiotic resistance, and rare side effects include heart arrhythmias and hearing loss ...

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

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   Doctors treat mycoplasma pneumonia, like other forms of pneumonia, with antibiotics; however, only certain forms, such as azithromycin (also known as a Z-Pak), are effective against it.

6. Azithromycin - Wikipedia

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   Azithromycin, sold under the brand names Zithromax (in oral form) and Azasite (as an eye drop), is an antibiotic medication used for the treatment of several bacterial infections. [10] This includes middle ear infections , strep throat , pneumonia , traveler's diarrhea , and certain other intestinal infections . [ 10 ]

7. 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 ...

8. 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 ...

9. Chlamydia pneumoniae - Wikipedia

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   Chlamydia pneumoniae [1] is a species of Chlamydia, an obligate intracellular bacterium [2] that infects humans and is a major cause of pneumonia.It was known as the Taiwan acute respiratory agent (TWAR) from the names of the two original isolates – Taiwan (TW-183) and an acute respiratory isolate designated AR-39. [3]