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663. Efficacy and Safety of Lefamulin (LEF) vs. Moxifloxacin (MOX) for Legionella pneumophila (LP) in Patients with Community-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia (CABP): Pooled Results From the Lefamulin Evaluation Against Pneumonia (LEAP) 1 and LEAP 2 Phase 3 Clinical Trials

BACKGROUND: LP is associated with severe CABP, rapid onset, and high morbidity/mortality. Poor outcomes in CABP have been linked to receiving inappropriate empiric therapy or delayed treatment (tx). LEF, a novel IV/oral pleuromutilin, demonstrated efficacy/safety in noninferiority studies (LEAP 1/2)...

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Autores principales: Shorr, Andrew F, Schranz, Jennifer, Goldberg, Lisa, Paukner, Susanne, Das, Anita F, Moran, Gregory J, Sandrock, Christian, File, Thomas M, Alexander, Elizabeth, Gelone, Steven P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6810975/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.731