Table 1

Course of patients with positive BC (n = 6)

OrganismAgePSI scoreFirst antibioticSecond antibioticChange in relation to BCSubsequent admission
PSI, Pneumonia Severity Index; TMP/SMX, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. *The one positive result found in the conventional arm.
S pneumoniae 5489Levofloxacin–None–
S pneumoniae 4444Cefuroxime+Levofloxacin–None–
S pneumoniae 3040TMP/SMXCeftriaxone/ erythromycinPossible1 day later
S pneumoniae* 6696Azithromycin+Cefuroxime–NoneSame day
E coli 7666LevofloxacinGentamicin→TMP/SMXYes2 days later
E coli 8090Levofloxacin–None–