title: [An infection with Legionella pneumophila treated with intravenous ciprofloxacin].
abstract: A 60-year-old diabetic man who had had a coronary artery bypass graft operation was admitted to Okaya Enrei Hospital because of coughing, high fever and dyspnea. Chest high-resolution computed tomography scans revealed bilateral pleural effusions and left-sided alveolar shadows and ground glass opacity. These infiltrations in the left lung field showed rapid growth. Legionella pneumonia was diagnosed because of a high titer for Legionella pneumophila antigen in the urine. He was treated with 600 mg per day of parenteral ciprofloxacin for two weeks and 10 mg per day of oral prednisolone for the second week, resulting in improvement of the clinical findings.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Internal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Asahi 3-1-1, Matsumoto, Japan.
authors.forename: Akihiro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tsukadaira
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okubo
authors.forename: Shuji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takashi
authors.forename: Shiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Horie
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kashiwazaki
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hirose
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hata
authors.forename: Noriko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Aragaki
authors.forename: Michio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koide
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Keishi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kubo
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D016952:Legionella pneumophila; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin