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Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

If female, non-lactating and at no risk or pregnancy (post-menopausal or must use adequate birth control)
Must be a suitable candidate for oral antibiotic therapy and must be able to swallow capsules intact
Must have a clinical diagnosis of CAP based on clinical evidence
Must have a chest radiograph demonstrating new or persistent/progressive infiltrates
Must be able to produce sputum

Exclusion Criteria:

Clinically significant conduction or other abnormality on 12-lead ECG, or QTc interval
Patients with CAP that, in the investigator's judgment, is severe enough to require hospitalization for intravenous antibiotic therapy and/or supplemental oxygen therapy with ICU support
Known or suspected severe bronchiectasis, cystic fibrosis, active pulmonary tuberculosis or infection with other mycobacteria or fungi, known bronchial obstruction, a history of post-obstructive pneumonia, other confounding respiratory diseases, such as lung cancer, malignancy metastatic to the lungs, lung abscess, empyema, suspected aspiration pneumonia due to vomiting, or non-bacterial respiratory infection (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [COPD] is not exclusionary)
Infection acquired in a hospital, nursing home, or other long-term care facility, or hospitalization for any reason within the previous 14 days
Treatment with any antibiotics within the past 7 days prior to randomization, unless documents to be a treatment failure(72 hours treatment and not responding)
Anticipation of the requirement for additional treatment with non-study antibacterials for any reason during the patient's participation in the study
Treatment with chemotherapeutic agents or oncolytics during the 6 months prior to randomization or anticipated requirement for such agents during the course of the study
Known or suspected CNS disorder that may predispose the patient to seizures or lower the seizure threshold