Therapeutical strategies in cavitary legionnaires’ disease, two cases from the field and a systematic review

Therapeutical strategies in cavitary legionnaires’ disease, two cases from the field and a systematic review

Abstract Background Legionnaires’ Disease (LD) rarely evolves into pulmonary abscesses. The current systematic review has been designed to explore therapeutical strategies in pulmonary cavitary LD. Methods A research strategy was developed and applied to the databases Embase, Pubmed, and Web of Scie...

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Main Authors: Marco Moretti, Lisanne De Boek, Bart Ilsen, Thomas Demuyser, Eef Vanderhelst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-11-01
Series:Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
Subjects:
Legionnaires’ Disease
Lung abscess
Pulmonary cavitation
Combination therapy
Anaerobic coverage
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12941-023-00652-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12941-023-00652-5

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