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03/24/07 - 06:20 PM       #1

. A previously healthy 24-year-old woman comes to the physician because of a low-grade fever and a nonproductive cough for 7 days. She has been able to continue her daily activities. Her temperature is 37.7 C (99.9 F). A few scattered inspiratory crackles are heard in the thorax. An x-ray film of the chest shows patchy infiltrates in both lungs. Which of the following is the most appropriate initial pharmacotherapy?

A
) Amoxicillin

B
) Cefaclor

C
) Ciprofloxacin

D
) Erythromycin

E
) Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole


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03/24/07 - 06:28 PM       #2

Atypical pneumonia-------->mycoplasma----->D ---->Erythromycin

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03/24/07 - 06:40 PM       #3

agree

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03/24/07 - 06:41 PM       #4

D

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03/24/07 - 07:07 PM       #5

D

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