Severe Legionnaires’ disease refractory to azithromycin: Are quinolones superior to macrolides?

Legionnaires’ disease is typically treated with either a macrolide or fluoroquinolone. Antimicrobial sensitivity testing of clinical samples is not routinely done because Legionella is difficult to culture. Controlled trials to suggest non-inferiority of either class are limited. We present a case o...

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Main Authors: Luqman Croal-Abrahams, Folasade Arinze
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-01-01
Series:IDCases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250925000988
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