- male
- 65 Years
- 01/04/2021
What is the best antibiotic to treat pneumonia?
Answered by 1 Apollo Doctors
First-line antibiotics that might be selected include the macrolide antibiotics azithromycin (Zithromax) or clarithromycin (Biaxin XL); or the tetracycline known as doxycycline.
Dr. Ranjith Suggests...
Consult a Pulmonology Respiratory Medicine Specialist
Answered 04/07/2025
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