We do not disagree with the recommendations of Drs Fischer, Bass, and Arthur for treating hospitalized patients with pneumonia. They might have mentioned, additionally, the possible utility of cefamandole as an alternative to a penicillinase-resistant penicillin plus chloramphenicol for hospitalized infants with presumed bacterial pneumonia. We are currently evaluating cefuroxime, which has a similar in vitro spectrum, and are finding it effective in patients with pneumonia due to Haemophilus influenzae type b, pneumococci and Staphylococcus aureus.