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Empirical treatment

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Treatment is with erythromycin or other macrolide e.g. clarithromycin or azithromycin.

  • rifampicin may be required in addition for severe Legionella infections
  • tetracycline is an alternative to erythromycin for the treatment of mycoplasma and chlamydial infections
  • treatment is continued for at least 10-14 days

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