Can the routine use of fluoroquinolones for community-acquired pneumonia delay the diagnosis of tuberculosis? A salutary case of diagnostic delay in a pilgrim returning from Mecca

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 444-446

  Avnon, L Sølling ^a   Jotkowitz, A ^a   Smoliakov, A ^a   Flusser, D ^a   Heimer, D ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Community acquired pneumonia; Delay in tuberculosis diagnosis; Fluoroquinolones; Mecca pilgrimage; Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFUROXIME; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; OFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; PYRAZINAMIDE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MONOTHERAPY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 33749984809     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2006.02.016     Document Type: Article

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