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Treatment of Legionnaire's disease

Last reviewed dd mmm yyyy. Last edited dd mmm yyyy

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  • erythromycin is the treatment of choice
  • severe infections may require the addition of rifampicin
  • support must be given in the event of any system failure - ventilation in respiratory failure, dialysis in renal failure

Reference:

  1. Drugs and Therapeutics Bulletin (1998), 36(9),65-72.
  2. BNF 5.1

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