atypical pneumonia (bilateral, interstitial, not particularly sick, older child/adult)
-most common bug = m pneumoniae
>>mainly target m pneumoniae & c pneumoniae for practical purposes
>>other possible organisms: c psittaci (usually from birds), l pneumophilla (hospitals/contaminated water), c burnetii (birthing of certain mammals)

Antibiotics for “atypical pneumonia”
>>Macrolides
▫Erythromycin, clarithromycin, azithromycin
>>Quinolones
▫Ciprofoxicin
▫Respiratory quinolones (levofloxacin, moxifloxacin)
>>Tetracyclines
▫Tetracycline, doxycycline