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Effect observation on combined azithromycin with levofloxacin in the treatment of legionella pneumonia

Deng Xu

National Medical Frontiers of China, 2010

Abstract

Objective Azithromycin combined with levofloxacin in the treatment of Legionella pneumonia clinical efficacy and adverse reactions.Methods 72 cases of community-acquired Legionella pneumonia were randomly divided into the observation group and control group,36 cases in the observation group with Azithromycin 0.25g+250ml normal saline intravenously once a day,the control group,erythromycin 1.0g+500ml 5% glucose solution intravenously once a day,two groups were combined with levofloxacin 0.5g,once a day intravenously.Total After 2 weeks.Results The total effective rate was 91.7% and 88.9%,the difference was not statistically significant (p 0.05);Digestive tract were 11.1% and 52.8%,the difference was statistically significant (p 0.01).Conclusion Azithromycin combined with levofloxacin in the treatment of Legionella pneumonia is effective and less side effects.

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