Editing Clarithromycin (section)

==== Spectrum of bacterial susceptibility ====
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Aerobic Gram-positive bacteria
* ''[[Staphylococcus aureus]]''
* ''[[Streptococcus pneumoniae]]''
* ''[[Streptococcus pyogenes]]''
Aerobic Gram-negative bacteria
* Haemophilus parainfluenzae&nbsp;
* ''[[Haemophilus influenzae]]''
* ''[[Moraxella catarrhalis]]''
Helicobacter
* [[Helicobacter pylori]]
Mycobacteria

[[Mycobacterium avium complex]] consisting of:
* [[Mycobacterium avium avium]]
* [[Mycobacterium intracellulare]]
Other bacteria
* ''[[Chlamydia pneumoniae]]''
* ''[[Mycoplasma pneumoniae]]''

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Aerobic Gram-positive bacteria
* [[Streptococcus agalactiae]]
* [[Streptococcus|Streptococcus (Groups C, F, G)]]
* Viridans group streptococci
Aerobic Gram-negative bacteria
* [[Bordetella pertussis]]
* [[Legionella pneumophila]]
* [[Pasteurella multocida]]
Anaerobic Gram-positive bacteria
* [[Clostridium perfringens]]
* Peptococcus niger
* [[Cutibacterium acnes]]
Anaerobic Gram-negative bacteria
* Prevotella melaninogenica (formerly [[Bacteroides melaninogenicus]])