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A Review of Streptococcus pneumoniae Infection Treatment Failures Associated with Fluoroquinolone Resistance

Author(s) -

Jonathan Fuller,

Donald E. Low

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/430829

Subject(s) - medicine , levofloxacin , streptococcus pneumoniae , ciprofloxacin , respiratory tract infections , pneumococcal infections , intensive care medicine , antibacterial agent , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , respiratory system , biology

We reviewed all of the published reports of cases of fluoroquinolone treatment failures for respiratory tract infection due to fluoroquinolone-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae. There were 20 ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin treatment failures reported. Physicians should be aware, when treating pneumococcal respiratory tract infections in older patients with a fluoroquinolone, that clinical failures might occur, especially for patients with comorbid illnesses and a history of recent fluoroquinolone use.

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