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Medical resource utilization among community-acquired pneumonia patients initially treated with levofloxacin 750 mg daily versus ceftriaxone 1000 mg plus azithromycin 500 mg daily: A US-based study*

C. R. Frei University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA; University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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T. C. Jaso Seton Family of Hospitals, Austin, TX, USA
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E. M. Mortensen University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA; South Texas Veterans Healthcare System, San Antonio, TX, USA
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M. I. Restrepo University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA; South Texas Veterans Healthcare System, San Antonio, TX, USA
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M. K. Raut Ortho-McNeil Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, Raritan, NJ, USA
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C. U. Oramasionwu University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA; University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
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A. D. Ruiz University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA; University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
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B. R. Makos University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA; University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
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J. L. Ruiz University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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R. T. Attridge University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA; University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
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S. H. Mody Ortho-McNeil Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, Raritan, NJ, USA
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A. Fisher Ortho-McNeil Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, Raritan, NJ, USA
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J. R. Schein Ortho-McNeil Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, Raritan, NJ, USA
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Pages 859-868 | Accepted 27 Jan 2009, Published online: 20 Feb 2009

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Christopher J Llop, Edward Tuttle, Glenn S Tillotson, Kerry LaPlante & Thomas M File$suffix/text()$suffix/text(). (2017) Antibiotic treatment patterns, costs, and resource utilization among patients with community acquired pneumonia: a US cohort study. Hospital Practice 45:1, pages 1-8.
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Guoying Cao, Yongjun Zhu, Xin Xie, Yuancheng Chen, Jicheng Yu, Jing Zhang, Zhiming Chen, Liewen Pang, Yingyuan Zhang & Yaoguo Shi. (2020) Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of levofloxacin in bronchial mucosa and lung tissue of patients undergoing pulmonary operation. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 20:1, pages 607-616.
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Raquel K. Belforti, Tara Lagu, Sarah Haessler, Peter K. Lindenauer, Penelope S. Pekow, Aruna Priya, Marya D. Zilberberg, Daniel Skiest, Thomas L. Higgins, Mihaela S. Stefan & Michael B. Rothberg. (2016) Association Between Initial Route of Fluoroquinolone Administration and Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized for Community-acquired Pneumonia. Clinical Infectious Diseases 63:1, pages 1-9.
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Chi-Chuan Wang, Chia-Hui Lin, Kuan-Yin Lin, Yu-Chung Chuang & Wang-Huei Sheng. (2016) Comparative Outcome Analysis of Penicillin-Based Versus Fluoroquinolone-Based Antibiotic Therapy for Community-Acquired Pneumonia. Medicine 95:6, pages e2763.
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Simone Gattarello. (2015) What Is New in Antibiotic Therapy in Community-Acquired Pneumonia? An Evidence-Based Approach Focusing on Combined Therapy. Current Infectious Disease Reports 17:10.
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G. Cao, J. Zhang, X. Wu, J. Yu, Y. Chen, X. Ye, D. Zhu, Y. Zhang, B. Guo & Y. Shi. (2013) Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of levofloxacin injection in healthy C hinese volunteers and dosing regimen optimization . Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics 38:5, pages 394-400.
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L. Asadi, D.T. Eurich, J.M. Gamble, J.K. Minhas-Sandhu, T.J. Marrie & S.R. Majumdar. (2013) Impact of guideline-concordant antibiotics and macrolide/β-lactam combinations in 3203 patients hospitalized with pneumonia: prospective cohort study. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 19:3, pages 257-264.
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Timothy E. Albertson, Brian M. Morrissey & Andrew L. Chan. (2012) Are Fluoroquinolones Superior Antibiotics for the Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia?. Current Infectious Disease Reports 14:3, pages 317-329.
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Christopher R. Frei, Matthew J. Labreche & Russell T. Attridge. (2011) Fluoroquinolones in Community-Acquired Pneumonia. Drugs 71:6, pages 757-770.
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Christopher R Frei, Eric M Mortensen, Laurel A Copeland, Russell T Attridge, Mary Jo V Pugh, Marcos I Restrepo, Antonio Anzueto, Brandy Nakashima & Michael J Fine. (2010) Disparities of Care for African-Americans and Caucasians with Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Retrospective Cohort Study. BMC Health Services Research 10:1.
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Marcos I. Restrepo & Christopher R. Frei. (2010) Health Economics of Use Fluoroquinolones to Treat Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia. The American Journal of Medicine 123:4, pages S39-S46.
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