TY - JOUR T1 - Single versus combination antibiotic therapy in adults hospitalised with community-acquired pneumonia JF - Thorax JO - Thorax SP - 1068 LP - 1068 DO - 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2013-203994 VL - 68 IS - 11 AU - M M van der Eerden AU - W G Boersma Y1 - 2013/11/01 UR - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/68/11/1068.2.abstract N2 - 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 … ER -