Table 4

Descriptive clinical success rates at test of cure (TOC) and follow-up according to the pneumonia severity index (PSI) (intention-to-treat population)

PSI classMoxifloxacinStandard treatment
SRT (monotherapy or combination)Monotherapy (amoxicillin or clarithromycin)Combination (amoxicillin+clarythromicin)
I#77/80 (96.3)95/98 (96.9)45/47 (95.7)50/51 (98.0)
II#50/52 (96.2)54/56 (96.4)20/20 (100)34/36 (94.4)
III#50/56 (89.3)49/53 (92.5)17/19 (89.5)32/34 (94.1)
IV#38/41 (92.7)28/34 (82.4)12/14 (85.7)16/20 (80.0)
V#3/4 (75.0)3/3 (100.0)1/1 (100.0)2/2 (100.0)
I71/75 (94.7)91/94 (96.7)42/45 (93.3)49/49 (100.0)
II46/47 (97.9)51/55 (92.7)20/20 (100.0)31/35 (88.6)
III49/53 (92.5)45/49 (91.8)45/49 (91.8)15/18 (83.3)
IV27/30 (90.0)28/33 (84.8)28/33 (84.8)11/13 (84.6)
V3/3 (100.0)3/3 (100.0)1/1 (100.0)2/2 (100.0)
  • Data are presented as n (%)

  • SRT: standard regimen therapy

  • #: clinical cure at TOC (7–10 days post-therapy)

  • : clinical cure at follow-up (28–35 days post-therapy)