Question 7 (part 2) · LEK · Pneumonia
The treatment of choice for pneumonia of Chlamydia pneumoniae etilogy in an 8-year-old child is to use:
- A. tetracycline.
- B. amoxicillin.
- C. macrolides.
- D. inhaled glucocorticoids.
- E. second generation cephalosporins.
Hint
Chlamydia pneumoniae is an intracellular atypical pathogen without a typical cell wall; which class works and is safe in children?
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