Question 245 · LEK · Pneumonia
The first-line antimicrobial agent used for the treatment of Chlamydia psittaci pneumonia is:
- A. amoxicillin.
- B. doxycycline.
- C. vancomycin.
- D. ampicillin.
- E. linezolid.
Hint
The pathogen is an obligate intracellular bacterium, so choose a drug that acts on ribosomes inside cells rather than on the cell wall.
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