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Comparative Predictive Value of the Severity Assessment Tools in ICU Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2007; 9(4):330-336
Validation of the following assessment tools (APACHEII, SOFA, CURB-65, CRB-65, PORT, SMRT-CO) was performed based on data obtained from 300 ICU patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Predictive value of the scores was determined using …

Treatment of Hospitalized Patients with Pneumonia: Levofloxacin vs. Other Treatment Options

Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2007; 9(3):268-278
Translated and reprinted with permission from «Chemotherapie Journal» 2007; 16:41-8.

The main objective of this study was to compare the efficacy of levofloxacin in hospitalized patients suffering from pneumonia to other antibiotic options by …