Comparative Efficacies and Tolerabilities of Intravenous Azithromycin Plus Ceftriaxone and Intravenous Levofloxacin with Step-Down Oral Therapy for Hospitalized Patients with Moderate to Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Marcus J. Zervos,Lionel A. Mandell,Peter S. Vrooman,Charles P. Andrews,Andrew McIvor,Ramzan H. Abdulla,Pascal J. de Caprariis,Charles Knirsch,Guy W. Amsden,Michael S. Niederman,H. Lode

Comparative Efficacies and Tolerabilities of Intravenous Azithromycin Plus Ceftriaxone and Intravenous Levofloxacin with Step-Down Oral Therapy for Hospitalized Patients with Moderate to Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia

2004

Marcus J. Zervos
Lionel A. Mandell
Peter S. Vrooman
Charles P. Andrews
Andrew McIvor
Ramzan H. Abdulla
Pascal J. de Caprariis
Charles Knirsch
Guy W. Amsden
Michael S. Niederman
H. Lode

Objective: To compare the efficacy and tolerability of ceftriaxone plus azithromycin with those of levofloxacin in the treatment of hospitalized patients with moderate to severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP).

Keywords:

Physical therapy
Intensive care medicine
Community-acquired pneumonia
Levofloxacin
Azithromycin
Pneumonia severity index
Medicine
Ceftriaxone
Tolerability
Severity of illness
Ofloxacin

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