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Levofloxacin treatment failure in Haemophilus influenzae pneumonia
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Levofloxacin treatment failure in Haemophilus influenzae pneumonia
Emerg Infect Dis.
2003 Nov.
Abstract
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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