Treatment C. Pneumoniae Infections

• Erythromycin or tetracycline (2 g/d for 10-14 days) is recommended.
• Other macrolides (e.g., azithromycin) or quinolones (e.g., levofloxacin) are alternative agents.

For a more detailed discussion, see Yu VL, Pedro-Botet ML, Lin YE: Legionella Infections, Chap. 184, p. 1014; Hardy RD: Infections Due to Mycoplasmas, Chap. 212, p. 1163; Gaydos CA, Quinn TC: Chlamydial Infections, Chap. 213, p. 1165, in HPIM-19.