Levofloxacin treatment failure in Haemophilus influenzae pneumonia

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作者
Bastida, T
Pérez-Vázquez, M
Campos, J
Cortés-Lletget, MC
Román, F
Fe, TB
de la Campa, AG
Alonso-Tarrés, C
机构
[1] Hosp Lhospitalet, Servei Anal Clin Microbiol, Consorci Sanitari Integral, Barcelona 08906, Spain
[2] Inst Salud Carlos III, Ctr Nacl Microbiol, Madrid, Spain
[3] Hosp Llobregat, Ciutat Sanitaria & Univ Bellvitge, Hosp Princeps Espanya, Barcelona, Spain
[4] Hosp Esperit Sant, Santa Coloma Gramenet, Barcelona, Spain
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10.3201/eid0911.030176
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
摘要
We describe the first case of failure of oral levofloxacin treatment of community-acquired pneumonia caused by Haemophilus influenzae. The strain showed cross-resistance to fluoroquinolones and carried four mutations in quinolone resistance-determining regions of DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV genes.
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