[Clinical effects of intravenous ciprofloxacin on community-acquired pneumonia with positive Immunocard Mycoplasma test results].

We studied the clinical effects of intravenous ciprofloxacin (CPFX) on community-acquired pneumonia in patients with positive Immunocard Mycoplasma test results. The subjects were 35 patients (59.4 +/- 24.8 years old) with community-acquired pneumonia with positive Immunocard Mycoplasma test results. We infused CPFX 300mg copy intravenously twice daily for 3-14 days. It was effective in 33 of 35 patients, with an efficacy rate of 94.3%. Adverse reactions consisted of itching in 2 patients, malaise in 2 patients, drug eruption in 1 patient, elevation of GPT in 1 patient and elevation of BUN in 1 patient, but all were mild. We conclude that intravenous CPFX is useful for community-acquired pneumonia in case with positive Immunocard Mycoplasma test results.