| Methods |
Randomized |
| Participants |
Adults (mean age: 69 years)
Hospitalized
CAP; severe pneumonia was excluded |
| Interventions |
Atypical: PO levofloxacin 500 mg X 2/d
Non‐atypical: IV amoxicillin/clavulanate 1 G X 3/d
IV ceftriaxone 1 G X 2/d |
| Outcomes |
Success = clinical and radiological
Modification = failure |
| Notes |
3 arms, amoxicillin/clavulanate and ceftriaxone calculated together as non‐atypical arm
Study in Spanish |
| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Random sequence generation (selection bias) |
Unclear risk |
Not described |
| Allocation concealment (selection bias) |
Unclear risk |
Not described |
| Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias)
Mortality |
Low risk |
All patients evaluated |
| Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias)
Failure |
Low risk |
All patients evaluated |
| Selective reporting (reporting bias) |
Low risk |
Not identified |
| Other bias |
Unclear risk |
Not identified |
| Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias)
All outcomes |
High risk |
None |
| Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias)
All outcomes |
High risk |
None |
