Clinical experience with fluoroquinolones for treatment of severe Chlamydia psittaci pneumonia with invasive mechanical ventilation in ICU: a retrospective study

The clinical manifestations of severe <i>C. psittaci</i> pneumonia are nonspecific. Fluoroquinolones-based treatment may be effective in severe <i>C. psittaci</i> pneumonia with invasive mechanical ventilation in ICU. For severe cases of <i>C. psittaci</i> pneumonia, the treatment regimen may require an intravenous fluoroquinolone-based approach.