Open AccessRickettsia typhi Infection with Interstitial Pneumonia in a Traveler Treated with Moxifloxacin
Author(s) -
Marco H. Schulze,
Christian Keller,
Antje Müller,
Uwe Ziegler,
H.-J. Langen,
Guido Hegasy,
August Stich
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.01201-10
Subject(s) - moxifloxacin , rickettsia , rickettsia typhi , pneumonia , interstitial pneumonia , medicine , differential diagnosis , rickettsiosis , immunology , biology , virology , intensive care medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , pathology , lung , virus
Rickettsial diseases may play an important part in the differential diagnosis of fever in returned travelers. The initial empirical treatment needs to takeRickettsia species into consideration to avoid the development of life-threatening courses. Here, we present a case of interstitial pneumonia associated withRickettsia typhi infection treated with moxifloxacin.