SMC restriction: for use in the treatment of hospital-acquired pneumonia (excluding ventilator-associated pneumonia) when activity is required against suspected MRSA and Gram-negative pathogens (including Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae) and when combination treatment that includes vancomycin or teicoplanin is inappropriate or has not been tolerated, or when treatment modification is required, i.e. as an alternative to linezolid-based regimens.