tems include lung abscess/empyema, bacteremia, pericarditis/endocarditis, meningitis/encephalitis, and superinfections.|
|Administer antimicrobials as indicated by results of sputum/blood cultures: e.g., penicillins: erythromycin (E-Mycin), tetracycline (Achromycin), doxycycline hyclate (Vibramycin), amikacin (Amikin); cephalosporins: ceftriaxone (Rocephin); amantadine (Symmetrel); sparfloxacin (Zagam); macrolide derivatives, e.g, azithromycin (Zithromax).||These drugs are used to combat most of the microbial pneumonias. Combinations of antiviral and antifungal agents may be used when the pneumonia is a result of mixed organisms. Note: Vancomycin and third-generation cephalosporins are the treatment of choice for penicillin-resistant streptococcal pneumonia.|