Successful Treatment of Legionnaires’ Disease with Tigecycline in an Immunocompromised Man with a Legion of Antibiotic Allergies

Legionella species are Gram-negative bacilli that are relatively rare causes of community-acquired pneumonia but can be associated with significant morbidity and mortality if unrecognized or improperly treated. Limited data exist regarding the use of tigecycline, a third generation glycylcycline, in...

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Autores principales: Arget, Michael, Kosar, Justin, Suen, Brandon, Peermohamed, Shaqil
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
Materias:
Infectious Disease
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6605692/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31281760
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.4577

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6605692/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31281760
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.4577

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