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Single versus combination antibiotic therapy in adults hospitalised with community-acquired pneumonia
  1. M M van der Eerden1,
  2. W G Boersma2
  1. 1 Department of Pulmonary diseases, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
  2. 2 Department of Lung diseases, Medical Centre Alkmaar, Alkmaar, The Netherlands
  1. Correspondence to M M van der Eerden, Department of Pulmonary diseases, Erasmus Medical Centre, Postbus 2040, Rotterdam 300 CA, The Netherlands; m.vandereerden{at}erasmusmc.nl

https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2013-203994

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    We read with interest the recent paper by Rodrigo et al,1 who reported that adding a macrolide to the antibiotic regimen in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) resulted in lower mortality. Their data are very promising. However, we have a concern about the recommendations to implement macrolides as standard treatment for CAP. We agree with Brown and Hill,2 who …

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