NAPLEX Pharmacy Exam Prep

Category - Medication

Of the following organisms, which would be susceptible to azithromycin?

I. Chlamydia pneumoniae
II. Staphyloccoccus pneumoniae
III. Mycoplasma hominis

  1. I only
  2. I and II only
  3. I and III only
  4. I, II, and III
Explanation

Answer: D - Azithromycin is effective against all the microbes listed: Chlamydia pneumoniae, Staphyloccoccus pneumoniae, and Mycoplasma hominis. Azithromycin is most commonly used in community-acquired pneumonias, uncomplicated skin infections, pharyngitis and tonsillitis, COPD, PID, and urethritis.

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