Levofloxacin Treatment Failure in Haemophilus influenzae Pneumonia

Levofloxacin Treatment Failure in Haemophilus influenzae Pneumonia

We describe the first case of failure of oral levofloxacin treatment of community-acquired pneumonia caused by Haemophilus influenzae. The strain showed cross-resistance to fluoroquinolones and carried four mutations in quinolone resistance–determining regions of DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV gene...

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Main Authors: Teresa Bastida, María Pérez-Vázquez, José Campos, María Cristina Cortés-Lletget, Federico Román, Fe Tubau, Adela G. de la Campa, Carles Alonso-Tarrés
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
anti-infective agents fluoroquinolone
bacterial pneumonia
drug resistance bacterial
drug resistance microbial
Haemonphilus influenzae
Haemophilus infections
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/11/03-0176_article

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