Overwhelming pneumococcal pneumonia in a patient receiving ofloxacin for antimicrobial prophylaxis.

Abstract

A case of severe bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia which developed in a patient with lung cancer, who was taking ofloxacin for chemoprophylaxis, is presented. Pneumonia resolved well with intravenous penicillin G. Infection by and colonization with Streptococcus pneumoniae might become a problem with increasing use of the fluoroquinolones.