A friend of mine has been treated for an, as yet unidentified, intestinal parasite with the antibiotic Levofloxacin. He was also diagnosed with a right lower lobe pneumonia discovered on CT scan. His physician told him that the antibiotic would take of both the pneumonia and the parasite. As a NP, I am familiar with Levaquin s use to combat pneumonia but the only antibiotics I can find for use as an antiparasitic are Tetracyline and Emycin if Metronidazole cannot be tolerated. Is Levofloxacin now also being used the way Emycin might be used in the absence of Flagyl?
Respected user, Warm welcome to Chat Doctor.come have gone through your concern in depth.* Levofloxacin is the best effective molecule for pneumonia and many intestine bugs.* Metronidazole may be kept reserved on waiting for certain test reports or clinically physician may not need to add to the Chat Doctor. Hope this clears your doubt. Regards.