Paper II — 2024 March (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme) — Q14

Paper II

2024 March (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme) · 100 marks · 180 min

Question

Azithromycin/Clindamycin for mycoplasma pneumonia Name the following (Two examples for each): (8x1=8)

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Answer

Azithromycin is the appropriate choice — a macrolide with reliable activity against Mycoplasma pneumoniae, an atypical organism lacking a cell wall (making beta-lactams inherently ineffective) but susceptible to protein-synthesis inhibitors. Clindamycin’s spectrum is oriented toward Gram-positive cocci and anaerobes and does not reliably cover atypical respiratory pathogens like Mycoplasma, making it an inappropriate choice for this indication.

Related Concepts

1. 1Macrolides and Other Antibacterials

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