Respiratory medicine
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Respiratory medicine · Aug 2004
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study Clinical TrialGemifloxacin once daily for 7 days compared to amoxicillin/clavulanic acid thrice daily for 10 days for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia of suspected pneumococcal origin.
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is common among adults and contributes considerably to morbidity and mortality. ⋯ Gemifloxacin 320 mg once daily for 7 days was found to be clinically, bacteriologically, and radiologically as effective as 10 days of amoxicillin/clavulanate 1 g/125 mg three times daily for the treatment of suspected pneumococcal CAP.