Tigecycline vs levofloxacin for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP): EU experience

N. Dartois, N. Castaing, H. Gandjini, G. Dukart, A. Cooper (Paris, France; Collegeville, PA, United States Of America)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Treatment and outcome in hospitalised patients with community-acquired pneumonia
Session: Treatment and outcome in hospitalised patients with community-acquired pneumonia
Session type: E-Communication Session
Number: 1856
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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