| Fluoroquinolones in community-acquired pneumonia when tuberculosis is around: an instructive case. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 18277123 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Fluoroquinolones are increasingly used for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia. However, their use has been associated with a delay in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. We describe the clinical and insightful bacteriological course of a 39-year-old patient with pulmonary tuberculosis who had presented as having community-acquired pneumonia and was treated empirically with levofloxacin. The case highlights a major problem associated with the indiscriminate use of fluoroquinolones. |
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Authors:
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M Grupper; I Potasman |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The American journal of the medical sciences Volume: 335 ISSN: 0002-9629 ISO Abbreviation: Am. J. Med. Sci. Publication Date: 2008 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-02-15 Completed Date: 2008-04-02 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370506 Medline TA: Am J Med Sci Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 141-4 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Infectious Diseases Unit, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel. moti.grupper@b-zion.org.il |
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| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Adult Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use* Community-Acquired Infections / diagnosis, drug therapy, microbiology Fluoroquinolones / therapeutic use* Humans Male Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification Ofloxacin / therapeutic use Pneumonia, Bacterial / diagnosis*, drug therapy, microbiology* Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / diagnosis*, microbiology*, radiography |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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0/Anti-Bacterial Agents; 0/Fluoroquinolones; 82419-36-1/Ofloxacin |
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