Abstract
A patient with proven Legionnaire's disease is described whose clinical condition improved with intravenous azithromycin after failure to respond to treatment with erythromycin and rifampicin.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Azithromycin / administration & dosage*
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Erythromycin / therapeutic use
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Humans
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Injections, Intravenous
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Legionnaires' Disease / diagnostic imaging
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Legionnaires' Disease / drug therapy*
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Lung / diagnostic imaging
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Male
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Radiography
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Rifampin / therapeutic use
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Salvage Therapy
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Treatment Failure
Substances
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Erythromycin
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Azithromycin
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Rifampin