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. 2011 Sep 26;17(Suppl 6):E1–E59. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03672.x
Pathogen Recommended treatment
Highly resistant S. pneumoniae (>8 mg/dL) Levofloxacin
Moxifloxacin
Vancomycin, teicoplanin
Linezolid
MSSA Flucloxacillin
Cephalosporin II
Clindamycin
Levofloxacin
Moxifloxacin
MRSA Vancomycin, teicoplanin, ± rifampin
Linezolid
(Clindamycin if sensitive)
Ampicillin‐resistant H. influenzae Aminopenicillin plus β‐lactamase inhibitor
Levofloxacin
Moxifloxacin
Mycoplasma pneumoniae Doxycycline
Macrolide
Levofloxacin
Moxifloxacin
Chlamydophila pneumoniae Doxycycline
Macrolide
Levofloxacin
Moxifloxacin
Legionella spp. Levofloxacin
Moxifloxacin (most data availabe for levofloxacin)
Macrolide (azithromycin preferred)
± rifampicin
Coxiella burnetii Doxycycline
Levofloxacin
Moxifloxacin
Acinetobacter baumanii Third‐generation cephalosporin + aminoglycoside
Ampicillin‐sulbactam

No experience in pneumonia for tigecycline.