Adult, Hospitalized, Nosocomially Acquired Pneumonia Organisms. For Pseudomonas, coverage must add an aminoglycoside to the above regimens. Add erythromycin for coverage of atypical organisms. For Neutropenic Fever, see Chapter 18 . Atypical Pneumonia Syndrome Cough may be nonproductive and often has associated pleuritic pain, URI symptoms, fever, headache, myalgia.
Symptoms are usually milder than with bacterial pneumonia.
Common in school-aged children and young adults. Erythromycin, clarithromycin, or azithromycin are appropriate and cover mycoplasmas as well as pneumococci. Clarithromycin and azithromycin have the advantage of fewer side effects than erythromycin and an extended spectrum, which includes Haemophilus influenzae. All rights reserved.