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. 2012 Sep 12;2012(9):CD004418. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004418.pub4

Lephonte 2004.

Methods Randomized 
 Multicenter
Participants Adults (mean age: 54) 
 CAP 
 Suspected pneumococcal pneumonia 
 > 90% hospitalized
Interventions Atypical: PO gemifloxacin 320 mg X 1/d for 1 week 
 Non‐atypical: amoxicillin/clavulanate 1 G/125 mg X 3/d for 10 days
Outcomes Failure = clinical, bacteriological and radiological
Notes Phase III 
 Suspected pneumococcal pneumonia
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 High risk 249/324 patients evaluated
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 Failure High risk 249/324 patients evaluated
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk Not identified
Other bias Unclear risk Manufacturer/Pharmaceutical company sponsored
No ITT analysis
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk Double‐blind
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk Double‐blind