title: Safety and efficacy of sequential i.v. to p.o. moxifloxacin versus conventional combination therapies for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia in patients requiring initial i.v. therapy.
abstract: To compare the efficacy of sequential i.v. to p.o. moxifloxacin with ceftriaxone +/- azithromycin +/- metronidazole for the treatment of patients with community acquired pneumonia (CAP), a multi-centered, prospective, randomized, open label study was performed. CAP patients were randomized to moxifloxacin (400 mg/d-at least one i.v. dose) or ceftriaxone (at least one dose of 2 g i.v. q.d. followed by cefuroxime 500 mg p.o. b.i.d.) +/- azithromycin, +/- metronidazole (cephalosporin/macrolide control: CMC). The primary endpoint was clinical response at test-of-cure (TOC) visit. Bacteriological response at TOC was the secondary endpoint. Clinical cure was found in 83.3% (90/108) of moxifloxacin patients and 79.6% (90/113) of control patients. Microbiological responses were 81.8% (18/22) for moxifloxacin and 60.7% (17/28) for CMC patients. Drug-related adverse events occurred in 18.0% of moxifloxacin and 16% of CMC patients. It is concluded that i.v. to p.o. moxifloxacin is as effective as CMC for treatment of CAP and is a reliable alternative antimicrobial therapy.
authors.affiliation: Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Katz
authors.forename: L Scott
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Larsen
authors.forename: Charles M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Fogarty
authors.forename: Kamal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hamed
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Shurjeel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Choudhri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001372:Aza Compounds / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017963:Azithromycin / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000208:ethnology; D003248:Constipation / Q000139:chemically induced; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D005260:Female; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D000077266:Moxifloxacin; D009325:Nausea / Q000139:chemically induced; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011804:Quinolines / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012449:Safety; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001372:Aza Compounds; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D011804:Quinolines; D008795:Metronidazole; D002443:Ceftriaxone; D017963:Azithromycin; D000077266:Moxifloxacin