A randomized study of sequential intravenous/oral moxifloxacin in comparison to sequential intravenous ceftriaxone/oral cefuroxime axetil in patients with hospital-acquired pneumonia.

BACKGROUND: Empiric treatment of hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) should be focused on the suspected pathogens. We evaluated the efficacy and safety of moxifloxacin vs ceftriaxone in patients with HAP without risk of infections with Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other non-fermentative Gram-negative ba...

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Published in:Infection Vol. 35; no. 6; pp. 414 - 421
Main Authors: Höffken G, Barth J, Rubinstein E, Beckmann H
Format: clinical trial research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Springer Nature Dec2007
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