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The ACCESS trial ( Lancet Respir Med 2024;12(4):294–304) provides new evidence supporting the use of macrolides in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). In this prospective, double-blind study, Giamarellos-Bourboulis and colleagues randomised patients admitted with CAP and receiving intravenous antibiotics to addition of either oral clarithromycin or placebo for 7 days. Participants from 18 Greek hospitals were enrolled, with CAP defined as consolidation on chest radiograph with compatible auscultatory findings or consolidation on CT, though a pathogen was only identified in 55% of the study population (most commonly Staphylococcus aureus ). Inclusion criteria limited the study to a subset of hospital patients with systemic inflammation, requiring two positive criteria of systemic inflammatory response syndrome, a sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) score of≥2, and a procalcitonin of≥0.25 ng/mL. The primary outcome was achievement at day 4 of both an ‘early clinical response’ (≥50% decrease in respiratory symptom score) and an ‘early inflammatory response’ (≥30% decrease in SOFA score and/or procalcitonin decrease by≥80% or to<0.25 ng/mL). This endpoint was met in 68% (n=91) of patients treated with clarithromycin, compared with 38% (n=51) in the placebo group (OR 3.40 (95% CI 2.06 to 5.63), p<0.0001). Secondary analyses revealed that clarithromycin significantly reduced the rate of progression to organ dysfunction and recurrent sepsis, and shortened time to hospital …
期刊介绍:
Thorax stands as one of the premier respiratory medicine journals globally, featuring clinical and experimental research articles spanning respiratory medicine, pediatrics, immunology, pharmacology, pathology, and surgery. The journal's mission is to publish noteworthy advancements in scientific understanding that are poised to influence clinical practice significantly. This encompasses articles delving into basic and translational mechanisms applicable to clinical material, covering areas such as cell and molecular biology, genetics, epidemiology, and immunology.