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Community Acquired Pneumonia

(source: UpToDate, accessed Nov 2017\r\n

Typical organisms

S. pneumoniae
Haemophilus influenzae
Staphylococcus aureus
group A streptococci
Moraxella catarrhalis
anaerobes
aerobic gram-negative bacteria

Atypical organisms

Legionella species
M. pneumoniae
C. pneumoniae
Chlamydia psittaci

Vancomycin

covers MRSA, Strep, stuff on the skin

Pip/Tazo (Zosyn)

broad coverage, Pseudomonas, Nec. Fasc., Anaerobes.

Clindamycin

Binds toxins?

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