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Article: Moxifloxacin treats aspiration pneumonia.(Infectious Diseases)
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- Family Practice News
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- December 1, 2005
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MONTREAL -- The potent respiratory fluoroquinolone moxifloxacin is as safe and effective as combination ampicillin/sulbactam therapy for the treatment of aspiration-associated pulmonary infections, Sebastian Ott, M.D., reported in a poster presentation at an international conference on community-acquired pneumonia.
To compare the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of moxifloxacin (Avelox) with that of ampicillin / sulbactam (Unasyn) for the treatment of aspiration pneumonia and primary lung abscess, Dr. Ott of the Helios Chest Hospital Heckeshorn in Berlin and his colleagues enrolled 139 patients diagnosed with either condition in a multicenter, open-label trial. ...