What is the best antibiotic to treat pneumonia?

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Dr Ranjith Darla

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First-line antibiotics that might be selected include the macrolide antibiotics azithromycin (Zithromax) or clarithromycin (Biaxin XL); or the tetracycline known as doxycycline.

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