Cure of Q fever pneumonia with moxifloxacin: Case report

In a 25-y-old hospitalized male, Coxiella burnetii pneumonia was confirmed serologically by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Previous treatment with oral azithromycin was unsuccessful. In hospital the patient was treated with oral moxifloxacin for 10 d and was completely cured. To our knowledge, t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases 2005, Vol.37 (10), p.778-780
Hauptverfasser:	Kuzman, Ilija, Puljiz, Ivan, Ðakovi -Rode, Oktavija
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Anti-Infective Agents - therapeutic use Antibacterial agents Antibiotics. Antiinfectious agents. Antiparasitic agents Aza Compounds - therapeutic use Bacterial diseases Biological and medical sciences Coxiella burnetii Coxiella burnetii - drug effects Fluoroquinolones Human bacterial diseases Humans Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Pharmacology. Drug treatments Pneumonia, Bacterial - drug therapy Pneumonia, Bacterial - microbiology Q Fever - drug therapy Q Fever - microbiology Quinolines - therapeutic use Rickettsial diseases Treatment Outcome Tropical bacterial diseases
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Zusammenfassung:	In a 25-y-old hospitalized male, Coxiella burnetii pneumonia was confirmed serologically by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Previous treatment with oral azithromycin was unsuccessful. In hospital the patient was treated with oral moxifloxacin for 10 d and was completely cured. To our knowledge, this is the first clinical report of Q fever pneumonia treated with moxifloxacin.
ISSN:	0036-5548 1651-1980
DOI:	10.1080/00365540510037858