Study finds more effective treatment for pneumonia following influenza

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have demonstrated a more effective treatment for bacterial pneumonia following influenza. They found that the antibiotics clindamycin and azithromycin, which kill bacteria by inhibiting their protein synthesis, are more effective than a standard first-line treatment with the 'beta-lactam' antibiotic ampicillin, which causes the bacteria to lyse, or burst...

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