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Pneumonia
Oral telithromycin reportedly cured over 90% of community-acquired pneumonia
January 17th, 2006
Researchers have found that oral telithromycin cured over 90% of community-acquired pneumonia. According to recent research from South Africa, "The efficacy of oral telithromycin 800 mg 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 1017 days post-therapy. Of the 129 patients with S. pneumoniae infection, 16 were infected with strains resistant to penicillin and/or erythromycin," wrote D. Vanrensburg and colleagues, Drs...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2006-01-17)
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