Thoracic Research and Practice
Case report

Severe Pneumonia Treated Succesfully with Levofloxacin and Oseltamivir During Flu Epidemic

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Clinic of Chest Diseases, Düzce Atatürk State Hospital, Düzce, Turkey

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Clinic of Radiology, Düzce Atatürk State Hospital, Düzce, Turkey

Thorac Res Pract 2016; 17: 84-87
DOI: 10.5578/ttj.17.2.018
Read: 1576 Downloads: 981 Published: 18 July 2019

Abstract

Viral pneumonia is an important cause of community acquired pneumonias (CAP). It's not only specific to childhood period. Although immunocompromised adults are susceptible; all young and healthy adults are at risk. Viral pneumonias are usually underestimated due to lack of diagnostic modalities so a clinician must be aware of. Co-infection of viruses and bacteria is not uncommon and can be mortal especially in a flu epidemic, therefore, in the absence of diagnostic tools initiating to anti-viral treatment without delay is important.

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