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Legionnaires' disease
Legionnaires' disease is an infection mainly caused by Legionellosis, also known as Legionella disease. The pathogen mainly comes from contaminated water sources and invades from the respiratory tract. In addition, the pathogen may also cause another clinical type with fever, headache, and myalgia as the main symptoms, which is milder and is called Pontiac fever. In 1976, the Pennsylvania Veterans Affairs Legion in the United States held a meeting in a hotel in Philadelphia. A total of 221 of the approximately 4,400 representatives and their families developed pneumonia, of which 34 died. Legionnaires' disease got its name from this. Six months later, the pathogen was isolated and identified as a previously unclassified bacterium, and was named Legionella pneumophila. Later retrospective studies found that Legionnaires' disease had already been prevalent in 1957, and the pathogen was isolated in 1943.
  • Site of disease:

    Lungs and whole body
  • Infectious :

    Not contagious
  • Frequent population:

    Elderly people, smokers, alcoholics, and immune...
  • Related symptoms:

    muscle soreness respiratory failure cyanosis high fever high fever
  • Concurrent disease:

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E.E.S _400- erythromycin ethylsuccinate_tablet
Indication: INDICATIONS AND USAGE
To reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of E. and other antibacterial drugs, E. should be used only to treat or prevent infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by susceptible bacteria. When culture and susceptibility information are available, they should be considered in selecting or modifying antibacterial therapy. In the absence of such data, local epidemiology and susceptibility patterns may contribute to the empiric selection of therapy. is indicated in the treatment of infections caused by susceptible strains of the designated organisms in the diseases listed below: Upper respiratory tract infections of mild to moderate degree caused by Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae H. influenzae Lower-respiratory tract infections of mild to moderate severity caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae Streptococcus pyogenes Listeriosis caused by Listeria monocytogenes Pertussis (whooping cough) caused by Bordetella pertussis Respiratory tract infections due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae Skin and skin structure infections of mild to moderate severity caused by Streptococcus pyogenes Staphylococcus aureus Diphtheria: Infections due to Corynebacterium diphtheriae Erythrasma: In the treatment of infections due to Corynebacterium minutissimum Intestinal amebiasis caused by Entamoeba histolytica Acute pelvic inflammatory disease caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae N. gonorrhoeae Syphilis caused by Treponema pallidum Erythromycins are indicated for the treatment of the following infections caused by Chlamydia trachomatis Chlamydia trachomatis When tetracyclines are contraindicated or not tolerated, erythromycin is indicated for the treatment of nongonococcal urethritis caused by Ureaplasma urealyticum Legionnaires'' Disease caused by Legionella pneumophila in vitro Prevention of Initial Attacks of Rheumatic Fever Penicillin is considered by the American Heart Association to be the drug of choice in the prevention of initial attacks of rheumatic fever (treatment of Streptococcus pyogenes 1 The therapeutic dose should be administered for 10 days. Prevention of Recurrent Attacks of Rheumatic Fever Penicillin or sulfonamides are considered by the American Heart Association to be the drugs of choice in the prevention of recurrent attacks of rheumatic fever. In patients who are allergic to penicillin and sulfonamides, oral erythromycin is recommended by the American Heart Association in the long-term prophylaxis of streptococcal pharyngitis (for the prevention of recurrent attacks of rheumatic fever).
Prophylaxis:
Prevention of Initial Attacks of Rheumatic Fever Penicillin is considered by the American Heart Association to be the drug of choice in the prevention of initial attacks of rheumatic fever (treatment of Streptococcus pyogenes 1 The therapeutic dose should be administered for 10 days. Prevention of Recurrent Attacks of Rheumatic Fever Penicillin or sulfonamides are considered by the American Heart Association to be the drugs of choice in the prevention of recurrent attacks of rheumatic fever. In patients who are allergic to penicillin and sulfonamides, oral erythromycin is recommended by the American Heart Association in the long-term prophylaxis of streptococcal pharyngitis (for the prevention of recurrent attacks of rheumatic fever).
For Treatment of Legionnaires'' Disease
Although optimal doses have not been established, doses utilized in reported clinical data were those recommended above (1.6 to 4 g daily in divided doses).
Manufacturer:

400- erythromycin ethylsuccinate_tablet

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