Multiple choice

Clindamycin, a lincosamide, is inactive on most Gram-negative rods. For which of the following bacteria is it used as the first-line drug of choice?

  1. Legionella birminghamensis

  2. Pseudomonas argentinensis

  3. Haemophilus influenzae

  4. Capnocytophaga canimorsus

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Clindamycin is used as the first-line drug of choice for Capnocytophaga canimorsus. This is a zoonotic pathogen that causes infections from feline and canine bite wounds.