Treatment of recalcitrant actinomycosis with ciprofloxacin

We describe a case of actinomycosis with several unusual features. The patient has been under medical supervision for more than 20 years; the disease has spread in an atypical manner and did not respond to standard therapy. Finally, there has been an unexpected response to a prolonged course of a me...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of infection 1993-09, Vol.27 (2), p.177,IN5,179-178,IN6,180
Hauptverfasser:	Macfarlane, David J., Tucker, L. George, Kemp, Richard J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abdomen - microbiology Actinomycosis - diagnostic imaging Actinomycosis - drug therapy Actinomycosis - microbiology Antibacterial agents Antibiotics. Antiinfectious agents. Antiparasitic agents Biological and medical sciences Ciprofloxacin - therapeutic use Female Humans Medical sciences Middle Aged Pelvis - microbiology Pharmacology. Drug treatments Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:	We describe a case of actinomycosis with several unusual features. The patient has been under medical supervision for more than 20 years; the disease has spread in an atypical manner and did not respond to standard therapy. Finally, there has been an unexpected response to a prolonged course of a member of the quinolone group of antibiotics.
ISSN:	0163-4453 1532-2742
DOI:	10.1016/0163-4453(93)94809-P