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What medication is used to treat pneumococcal pneumonia?
Penicillin and its derivatives are inexpensive effective antibiotics for treating pneumococcal infections when they are used against susceptible isolates. Penicillins can be administered orally or parenterally and work by inhibiting cell wall synthesis.
Is pneumococcal pneumonia treated with penicillin?
When administered at adequate dosage and frequency, penicillin remains the drug of choice for the treatment of pneumococcal pneumonia, despite the increasing prevalence of penicillin-resistant S. pneumoniae strains.
What antibiotic kills Streptococcus pneumoniae?
Streptococcus pneumoniae is one of the most common organisms causing upper respiratory, lower respiratory, and invasive infections in children and adults. Management of pneumococcal infections used to be relatively straightforward, and penicillin generally was the antibiotic of choice.
Can pneumococcal infection be cured?
Non-invasive pneumococcal infections are usually mild and go away without the need for treatment. Rest, fluids and over-the-counter painkillers such as paracetamol are usually advised. More invasive types of pneumococcal infections can be treated with antibiotics, either at home or in hospital.
What is the best antibiotic to treat pneumonia?
In otherwise uncomplicated pneumonia, azithromycin is the initial drug of choice, as it covers most of the potential etiologic agents, including Mycoplasma species.
Is azithromycin used for pneumonia?
Azithromycin is used to treat certain bacterial infections, such as bronchitis; pneumonia; sexually transmitted diseases (STD); and infections of the ears, lungs, sinuses, skin, throat, and reproductive organs.
What is the difference between pneumonia and pneumococcal pneumonia?
Pneumonia can be classified into bacterial, viral, fungal or aspiration as the cause. Pneumococcal pneumonia specifically refers to a pneumonia caused by the Strep pneumo bacteria,” Dr. Jenkins says.
What bacteria causes pneumococcal pneumonia?
Pneumococcal disease is caused by bacteria called Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus).
What are the signs of pneumococcal pneumonia?
Symptoms of pneumococcal pneumonia, a lung infection, include: Fever and chills. Cough. Rapid breathing or difficulty breathing....Complications of pneumococcal pneumonia include:Empyema (infection around the lungs and in the chest cavity)Pericarditis (inflammation of the outer lining of the heart)More items...
Who is most at risk for pneumococcal pneumonia?
Adults 65 years or older are at increased risk for pneumococcal disease. Adults of all ages are also at increased risk for pneumococcal disease if they have: Alcoholism. Chronic heart, lung, kidney, or liver disease.
How serious is pneumococcal disease?
Invasive pneumococcal disease is a life-threatening condition that is fatal in 10 percent of cases. Older people and those with underlying medical conditions have a higher risk than others of serious complications.
How common is pneumococcal pneumonia?
Pneumococcal pneumonia hospitalizes about 150,000 people in the US each year—killing about 5-7 percent, or 1 in 20 of those infected. The death rate is even higher among adults age 65 years and older and people with certain medical conditions or other risk factors.
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