Cure of Q fever pneumonia with moxifloxacin: Case report

In a 25-y-old hospitalized male, Coxiella burnetii pneumonia was confirmed serologically by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Previous treatment with oral azithromycin was unsuccessful. In hospital the patient was treated with oral moxifloxacin for 10 d and was completely cured. To our knowledge, t...

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Published in:Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases 2005, Vol.37 (10), p.778-780
Main Authors: Kuzman, Ilija, Puljiz, Ivan, Ðakovi -Rode, Oktavija
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Anti-Infective Agents - therapeutic use
Antibacterial agents
Antibiotics. Antiinfectious agents. Antiparasitic agents
Aza Compounds - therapeutic use
Bacterial diseases
Biological and medical sciences
Coxiella burnetii
Coxiella burnetii - drug effects
Fluoroquinolones
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Pneumonia, Bacterial - drug therapy
Pneumonia, Bacterial - microbiology
Q Fever - drug therapy
Q Fever - microbiology
Quinolines - therapeutic use
Rickettsial diseases
Treatment Outcome
Tropical bacterial diseases
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Summary:In a 25-y-old hospitalized male, Coxiella burnetii pneumonia was confirmed serologically by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Previous treatment with oral azithromycin was unsuccessful. In hospital the patient was treated with oral moxifloxacin for 10 d and was completely cured. To our knowledge, this is the first clinical report of Q fever pneumonia treated with moxifloxacin.
ISSN:0036-5548
1651-1980
DOI:10.1080/00365540510037858