ArticleAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2022
Comparison between Ceftriaxone and Sulbactam-Ampicillin as Initial Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Lefamulin versus omadacycline for community acquired bacterial pneumonia: a systematic review and anchored indirect treatment comparison using moxifloxacin as the common comparator.Journal of comparative effectiveness research · 2026Pooled it
- Management of pneumonia by the emergency radiologist.European journal of radiology open · 2026Article
- The Fibrosis-4 Index Predicts Ceftriaxone-Associated Gallstone Formation: Risk Stratification Using the Fibrosis-4 Index in a Clinical Cohort.JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of Ampicillin-Sulbactam Versus Ceftriaxone for the Initial Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Older Adults: A Target Trial Emulation Study.Open forum infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Resistance mechanism of Escherichia coli strains with different ampicillin resistance levels.Applied microbiology and biotechnology · 2024Article
- Antibiotic therapy for bacterial pneumonia.Journal of pharmaceutical health care and sciences · 2024Review
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Abstract
Current guidelines recommend the use of ceftriaxone and sulbactam-ampicillin for the initial treatment of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). However, there are no clear data on these guidelines. Therefore, this systematic review and meta-analysis aims to evaluate the effectiveness of ceftriaxone and sulbactam-ampicillin in the initial treatment of CAP. The Embase, Scopus, PubMed, Ichushi, and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature databases were systematically searched from inception to July 2022. The studies included patients who received ceftriaxone or sulbactam-ampicillin as the initial antibiotic therapy for CAP. The mortality and clinical cure rates were evaluated. Of the 2152 citations identified for screening, four studies were included. Results of the pooled analysis indicated no significant differences in the mortality and clinical cure rates between patients treated with ceftriaxone and those treated with sulbactam-ampicillin (mortality, odds ratio [OR]: 1.85, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.57-5.96; clinical cure rate, OR: 1.08, 95% CI: 0.18-6.44). This study supports the guidelines for CAP treatment, though further studies are needed to obtain a deeper understanding.
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