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

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).Design: Randomized, open-label multicenter trial with 1 : 1 treatment allocation in an inpatient setting.Patients: 212 male or female inpatients with a clinical diagnosis of CAP were included in the study. In each treatment group >50% …