Legionella jordanis pneumonia unresponsive to fluoroquinolones in a non-immunocompromised host.
Legionella jordanis has seldom been reported as a cause of infection in humans. We describe a case of pneumonia due to L. jordanis that occurred in a non-immunocompromised 74-year-old patient and failed to respond to a combination of ceftriaxone and ofloxacin. Cure was achieved only after an erythromycin-rifampin combination was started.
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Service de Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, CHU de Nancy, Hôpitaux de Brabois, Vandoeucre, France.
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Schuhmacher
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Amiel
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Reyrolle
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Garin
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Canton
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D000368:Aged; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D007875:Legionella / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D007876:Legionellosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D015242:Ofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D004917:Erythromycin; D002443:Ceftriaxone; D015242:Ofloxacin; D012293:Rifampin