How To Prevent And Treat Legionnaires' Disease

Course Of Antibiotics

A course of antibiotics may be needed for a Legionnaires' disease patient as part of their treatment process. Antibiotics are a type of medication utilized to stop bacteria from growing in the body and eliminate bacteria from the body. When treating Legionnaires' disease, it is imperative that after any urgent and life-threatening symptoms have been mediated to eliminate the infection-causing bacteria from the patient's body. Several different antibiotics have shown to be effective at the elimination of the Legionella bacteria. Macrolide antibiotics like azithromycin and quinolone antibiotics like ciprofloxacin, moxifloxacin, trovafloxacin, levofloxacin, and gemifloxacin are used in the treatment of Legionnaires' disease most often. In rare cases where these antibiotics are ineffective at the elimination of the Legionella bacteria, antibiotics such as minocycline, tetracycline, trimethoprim, and doxycycline may be utilized. When oral antibiotics in the form of pills are not able to be ingested, intravenous antibiotics or injections may be used.

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