samerhassna
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what is the antibiotic of choice for pneumococcal pneumonia
and the antibiotic of choice for pneumococcal meningitis
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| mjl1717
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I)Penn. 2nd choice Macrolide
II)Penn if Penn resistant-Ceftriazone &Vanco, 2nd choice Chloramphenicol
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| samerhassna
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but I read in biocards( 2002)and in Qbank that:
pneumo.pneumonia use penicilineG as the first line and cephalosporins if resistance
pneumo.meningitis:vancomycin
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We basically agree, its just that if someone is penn allergic maybe 15 or 20% will be cross allergic to the cephalosprin. Thats why my 2nd choice is a completely different category.
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