Isolation of ciprofloxacin-resistant Legionella pneumophila in a patient with severe pneumonia
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Isolation of ciprofloxacin-resistant Legionella pneumophila in a patient with severe pneumonia.
Sir, Legionella species are responsible for 1%– 5% of cases of community-acquired pneumonia. Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 (SG1) accounts for .90% of Legionnaires’ disease (LD) in North America and Europe and is the cause of significant mortality. The mortality rate among patients with L. pneumophila infections continues to be high, up to 26%. The antimicrobial agents most commonly used fo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0305-7453,1460-2091
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dku196