Patienter med svær grundsygdom, f. eks. patienter med svækket immunforsvar, patienter med liggesårsinfektioner eller patienter med infektioner, som krævede over 14 dages behandling (f. eks. nekrotiserende fasciitis), blev ikke inkluderet.
Patients with severe underlying disease, such as those that were immunocompromised, patients with decubitus ulcer infections, or patients that had infections requiring longer than 14 days of treatment (for example, necrotizing fasciitis), were not enrolled.