How To Diagnose And Treat Aspiration Pneumonia

Course Of Antibiotics

Antibiotics are a class of medications that effectively destroy particular types of bacteria that cause infections. Common types of bacteria known to cause aspiration pneumonia are Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Hemophilus influenzae. Antibiotics commonly used to treat this condition include azithromycin, moxifloxacin, and ceftriaxone. Other antibiotics also used include a combination of vancomycin and either piperacillin or imipenem.

The best method of choosing the correct antibiotic is by culturing the patient's tracheal aspirates, lung aspirates, or sputum. These methods help doctors identify the bacterial organism causing pneumonia. They can then choose the antibiotic to which that bacteria poses the least resistance.

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