General Spectrum of Activity

Gram positive

  • Streptococci
    • Group A Streptococci ("strep throat") - ok
    • Strep pneumonia - not recommended. Local susceptibility based on erythromycin testing ~ 57%

Gram negative

  • Bordetella pertussis

  • Moraxella catarrhalis

  • Haemophilus influenzae

  • Legionella

Other

  • Atypicals (Mycoplasma, Chlamydophila)

  • Some Mycobacteria