Table 3. Reasons for failure of initial antibiotic regimen.

	Intravenous arm	Oral arm
Death	1	0
Serious complication or clinical deterioration
While in-patient	0	1
While outpatient	0	0
Intolerance of antibiotics due to
Vomiting	0	1
Development of severe oesophagitis	0	2
Persistence of fever
With microbiological evidence of resistance	2	0
Without microbiological evidence of resistance	3	6