Efficacy and safety of gemifloxacin in the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia: a randomized, double-blind comparison with trovafloxacin.

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Published in J Antimicrob Chemother on July 01, 2001

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T M File1, B Schlemmer, J Garau, M Cupo, C Young, 049 Clinical Study Group

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1: Summa Health System, Akron Infectious Diseases Inc., OH 44304, USA. filet@summa-health.org

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