High-dose levofloxacin short courses for the treatment of patients with community-acquired pneumonia: an analysis of the pros and cons
Abstract
Short high-dose levofloxacin 750 mg a day for 5 days courses are an effective, safe and cost-effective treatment for patients with community-acquired pneumonia who are hospitalized in therapeutic departments. Levofloxacin should be injected intravenously throughout the course of treatment, or sequential therapy should be used. Priority candidates for a short high-dose courses of levofloxacin 750 mg a day for 5 days are patients who have taken β-lactams for any reason in the preceding 3 months and who have no convincing reason to assume pulmonary tuberculosis.
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