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Current treatments are the respiratory tract quinolones (levofloxacin, moxifloxacin, gemifloxacin) or newer The antibiotics most frequently used are levofloxacin and azithromycin. Macrolides are used in all age groups while tetracyclines are prescribed for children above the age of 12 and quinolones above the age of 18. Antibiotics are effective because they have excellent intracellular penetration and Legionella infects cells. Mortality has decreased to less than 5% if therapy is started on time. Delay in giving the appropriate antibiotic may lead to higher mortality. Pontiac fever requires no specific antibiotic treatment. |
