reduce quinolone use to prevent resistance
February 2004
Please see updated recommendations for Community-Acquired Pneumonia (2007) and Acute Sinusitis (2012).
If we continue to overuse quinolones, they'll be useless in 5 to 10 years. New guidelines recommend alternatives.
For community-acquired pneumonia in outpatient adults use a macrolide (Zithromax, Biaxin, erythromycin) OR doxycycline...assuming the patient DOESN'T have a chronic disease...and HASN'T been treated with antibiotics in the past 3 months.
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