Hospital visits and costs following outpatient treatment of CAP with levofloxacin or moxifloxacin

Abstract

Background:

Hospital admissions (inpatient and emergency room) are a major source of medical costs for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) initially treated in the outpatient setting. Current CAP treatment guidelines do not differentiate between outpatient treatment with levofloxacin and moxifloxacin.