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Antibiotics, typically '''quinolones''', can help to control disease but do not usually eliminate the organism or help lesions to recover. Other antibiotics appear to be bacteriostatic rather than bacteriocidal. Resistance to tetracyclines has been reported. <ref>Maes, D., Verdonck, M., Deluyker, H., De Kruif, A (1996) '''Enzootic pneumonia in pigs'''. Vet Quart, 18:104-9</ref>
Antibiotics, typically '''quinolones''', can help to control disease but do not usually eliminate the organism or help lesions to recover. Other antibiotics appear to be bacteriostatic rather than bacteriocidal. Resistance to tetracyclines has been reported. <ref>Maes, D., Verdonck, M., Deluyker, H., De Kruif, A (1996) '''Enzootic pneumonia in pigs'''. Vet Quart, 18:104-9</ref>
'''Eradication strategies''' have been employed using partial depopulation and preventing entry of animals under 10 months of age. These have been successful in various European countries. <ref name="Rautiainen" / > Even after successful eradication though, reinfection is still common.
'''Eradication strategies''' have been employed using partial depopulation and preventing entry of animals under 10 months of age. These have been successful in various European countries. <ref name="Rautiainen" /> Even after successful eradication though, reinfection is still common.
==Control==
==Control==