atypical pneumonia

atypical pneumonia
atypical pneumonia n PRIMARY ATYPICAL PNEUMONIA

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any one of a group of community-acquired pneumonia that do not respond to penicillin but do respond to such antibiotics as tetracycline and erythromycin. They include infection with Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydia psittaci (see psittacosis), and Coxiella burnetii (see Q fever).

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