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Table 5 Clinical characteristics of subjects treated with only ceftaroline

From: Efficacy and effectiveness of Ceftaroline Fosamil in patients with pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study

Structural lung diseasea, n (%)

Congestive heart failure, n (%)

Prior pneumonia, n (%)

GERD, n (%)

Smoking, n (%)

Prior antimicrobial therapy, n (%)

Guervil et al, 2015 [16]

161 (40.7)

79 (20.0)

98 (24.8)

91 (23.0)

114 (28.8)

396 (100.0)

Udeani et al....., 2014 [17]

228 (43.2)

113 (21.4)

134 (25.4)

127 (24.1)

159 (30.1)

Ramani et al.., 2014 [18]

162 (40.7)

80 (20.1)

98 (24.6)

92 (23.1)

114 (28.6)

328 (82.4)

Vasquez et al..., 2015 [19]

18 (85.7)

Casapao et al......, 2014 [20]

Kaye et al., 2015 [21]

19 (47.5)

8 (0.20)

10 (25.0)

10 (25.0)

21 (52.5)

  1. aDefined as any chronic parenchymal or airway disease [e.g. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (emphysema, chronic bronchitis), bronchiectasis, or interstitial fibrosis]