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Help can avelox's moxifloxacin hci help treat legionnaires disease?

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Treat Legionnaires': Suspected or proven Legionella pneumonia (Legionnaires') should be treated with a quinolone (eg, levofloxacin) or azithromycin. Moxifloxacin should work, since it is an advanced quinolone medication, and there is medical literature to support this. However, most clinical guidelines list levofloxacin, as it has been used very often and has a great track record. I recommend to see an ID doc for this

Answered 10/30/2017

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Yes: Some antibiotic treatments for Legionnaires Disease include macrolides (azithromycin) & quinolones (ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, motifloxacin, etc.)

Answered 2/28/2021

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