Therapy goals
- Improvement of the symptomatology
- Elimination of pathogens
- Avoidance of complications
Therapy recommendations
- Symptomatic therapy (analgesics/pain relievers, antipyretics/antipyretic drugs, antitussives/cough suppressant drugs, if appropriate).
- Antibiosis (antibiotic therapy):
- Legionella pneumonia: levofloxacin (first-line agent); alternatively, macrolide antibiotics (macrolides) clarithromycin and azithromycin.
- Pontiac fever: no antibiotic therapy required; symptomatic treatment usually sufficient.
- See also under “Further therapy“.