Eligibility criteria
Condition
Pneumococcal Pneumonia, Community Acquired Infections, Gram-positive Bacterial Infections
Sex
Females and Males
Age
13 + years
Inclusion criteria
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- Patients must have the signs and symptoms of pneumonia, with a chest xray showing a
pneumonia.
- The patient must have S. pneumoniae (a specific bacteria) growing in sputum or blood
to continue treatment.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients cannot have taken more than one day of another antibiotic before entering
this study.
- Patients with HIV and a low CD4 count are excluded.
Exclusion criteria
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further examination by the investigator is necessary.