Linezolid versus ceftriaxone/cefpodoxime in patients hospitalized for the treatment of Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumonia.

San Pedro, Gerry S; Cammarata, Sue K; Oliphant, Thomas H; Todisco, Tommaso

San Pedro, Gerry S; Cammarata, Sue K; Oliphant, Thomas H; Todisco, Tommaso.

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San Pedro GS; Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Louisiana State University Medical Center, Shreveport 71130-3932, USA. gsanpe@lsuhsc.edu

Scand J Infect Dis ; 34(10): 720-8, 2002.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12477321

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Acetamides/administration & dosage; Ceftizoxime/analogs & derivatives; Ceftizoxime/administration & dosage; Ceftriaxone/administration & dosage; Drug Therapy, Combination/administration & dosage; Oxazolidinones/administration & dosage; Pneumonia, Pneumococcal/drug therapy; Streptococcus pneumoniae/drug effects; Administration, Oral; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Community-Acquired Infections/drug therapy; Community-Acquired Infections/microbiology; Confidence Intervals; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Drug Administration Schedule; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Hospitalization; Humans; Infusions, Intravenous; Italy; Linezolid; Logistic Models; Male; Middle Aged; Pneumonia, Pneumococcal/diagnosis; Probability; Streptococcus pneumoniae/isolation & purification; Treatment Outcome; Cefpodoxime

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Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / Streptococcus pneumoniae / Ceftriaxone / Ceftizoxime / Oxazolidinones / Drug Therapy, Combination / Acetamides Type of study: Clinical_trials / Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: En Year: 2002 Type: Article

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