The laboratory reports his sputum gram stain as gram + diplococci. Culture will be available tomorrow and antibiotic-sensitivity the next day. Click here to see the stained smear. What should your initial therapy be?
D) Amantadine
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Though anatadine is effective in shortening the duration of influenza illness, it is only effective when given in the first 48 hours. Mr. Johnson also has typical symptoms of a bacterial superinfection and needs therapy for the bacterial infection.
