Omadacycline for the Treatment of Severe Legionella Pneumonia Complicated with Multiple Organ Failure: A Case Report
Limin Xu,1 Ying Xiong,2 Changquan Fang2 1Department of Geriatrics, Huizhou First Hospital, Huizhou, Guangdong Province, Peoples’ Republic of China; 2Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Huizhou Central People’s Hospital, Huizhou, Guangdong Province, Peoples’ Republic of ChinaCorrespon...
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| description | Limin Xu,1 Ying Xiong,2 Changquan Fang2 1Department of Geriatrics, Huizhou First Hospital, Huizhou, Guangdong Province, Peoples’ Republic of China; 2Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Huizhou Central People’s Hospital, Huizhou, Guangdong Province, Peoples’ Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Changquan Fang, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Huizhou Central People’s Hospital, Huicheng District, Huizhou City, Guangdong Province, 516000, Peoples’ Republic of China, Tel +86 137 5155 1071, Email 314499072@qq.comBackground: Fluoroquinolones and macrolides are the preferred antibiotics for treating Legionnaires’ disease. However, the limited utility of these antibiotics in cases of organ dysfunction is a major problem. Omadacycline is a novel tetracycline antibiotic with a good safety profile and in vitro antibacterial activity against Legionella, but it lacks validation by clinical data.Case Description: Here, we report a case of severe pneumonia caused by Legionella infection. The patient was empirically treated with antibiotics, after admission but had a poor clinical outcome with severe hepatic and renal insufficiency. After Legionella infection was confirmed by metagenomic next-generation sequencing, the patient was switched to omadacycline antibiotic therapy and eventually discharged after recovery.Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that metagenomic next-generation sequencing can facilitate early diagnosis of Legionnaires’ disease, and omadacycline can be an alternative antibiotic treatment for severe Legionnaires’ disease, especially in patients experiencing multiple organ failure.Keywords: Legionella pneumonia, Legionnaires‘disease, metagenomic next-generation sequencing, omadacycline, antibiotic therapy |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7ccb4bebcc564e228e3fedc81e850d452025-02-02T15:59:40ZengDove Medical PressInternational Medical Case Reports Journal1179-142X2025-02-01Volume 1821722299797Omadacycline for the Treatment of Severe Legionella Pneumonia Complicated with Multiple Organ Failure: A Case ReportXu LXiong YFang CLimin Xu,1 Ying Xiong,2 Changquan Fang2 1Department of Geriatrics, Huizhou First Hospital, Huizhou, Guangdong Province, Peoples’ Republic of China; 2Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Huizhou Central People’s Hospital, Huizhou, Guangdong Province, Peoples’ Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Changquan Fang, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Huizhou Central People’s Hospital, Huicheng District, Huizhou City, Guangdong Province, 516000, Peoples’ Republic of China, Tel +86 137 5155 1071, Email 314499072@qq.comBackground: Fluoroquinolones and macrolides are the preferred antibiotics for treating Legionnaires’ disease. However, the limited utility of these antibiotics in cases of organ dysfunction is a major problem. Omadacycline is a novel tetracycline antibiotic with a good safety profile and in vitro antibacterial activity against Legionella, but it lacks validation by clinical data.Case Description: Here, we report a case of severe pneumonia caused by Legionella infection. The patient was empirically treated with antibiotics, after admission but had a poor clinical outcome with severe hepatic and renal insufficiency. After Legionella infection was confirmed by metagenomic next-generation sequencing, the patient was switched to omadacycline antibiotic therapy and eventually discharged after recovery.Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that metagenomic next-generation sequencing can facilitate early diagnosis of Legionnaires’ disease, and omadacycline can be an alternative antibiotic treatment for severe Legionnaires’ disease, especially in patients experiencing multiple organ failure.Keywords: Legionella pneumonia, Legionnaires‘disease, metagenomic next-generation sequencing, omadacycline, antibiotic therapyhttps://www.dovepress.com/omadacycline-for-the-treatment-of-severe-legionella-pneumonia-complica-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-IMCRJlegionella pneumonialegionnaire's diseasemetagenomic next-generation sequencingomadacyclineantibiotic therapy |
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| title | Omadacycline for the Treatment of Severe Legionella Pneumonia Complicated with Multiple Organ Failure: A Case Report |
| title_full | Omadacycline for the Treatment of Severe Legionella Pneumonia Complicated with Multiple Organ Failure: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Omadacycline for the Treatment of Severe Legionella Pneumonia Complicated with Multiple Organ Failure: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Omadacycline for the Treatment of Severe Legionella Pneumonia Complicated with Multiple Organ Failure: A Case Report |
| title_short | Omadacycline for the Treatment of Severe Legionella Pneumonia Complicated with Multiple Organ Failure: A Case Report |
| title_sort | omadacycline for the treatment of severe legionella pneumonia complicated with multiple organ failure a case report |
| topic | legionella pneumonia legionnaire's disease metagenomic next-generation sequencing omadacycline antibiotic therapy |
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