Abstract
The efficacy of oral telithromycin 800mg once daily for 7 days was evaluated in a multicentre, multinational study in patients with community-acquired pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae resistant to penicillin and/or erythromycin. Per-protocol clinical and bacteriological outcomes were assessed 10-17 days post-therapy. Of the 129 patients with S. pneumoniae infection, 16 were infected with strains resistant to penicillin and/or erythromycin. Fifteen of these 16 patients (93.8%) were assessed as clinically and bacteriologically cured at the post-therapy visit.
Publication types
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Clinical Trial
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Multicenter Study
MeSH terms
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Administration, Oral
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Adult
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Aged
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
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Community-Acquired Infections / drug therapy*
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Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology
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Drug Resistance, Bacterial*
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Erythromycin / pharmacology
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Female
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Humans
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Ketolides / administration & dosage
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Ketolides / therapeutic use*
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Male
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Middle Aged
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Penicillin Resistance
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Penicillins / pharmacology
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Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / drug therapy*
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Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / microbiology
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Treatment Outcome
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Ketolides
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Penicillins
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Erythromycin
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telithromycin