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This test confirms that your friend's dad has bacterial pneumonia. What medication might the doctor prescribe to treat this infection?

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For adults, the most common treatment for bacterial pneumonia is macrolides antibiotics. For example azithromycin or erythromycin. For children however, amoxicillin would be used.
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