The article by the Drug-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae (DRSP) Therapeutic Working Group1 on the management of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) has generated great interest. This week I received a brochure promoting azithromycin with a copy of the DRSP Therapeutic Working Group article enclosed. The brochure introduced the article as follows: "The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Therapeutic Working Group recommends macrolides as first-line therapy" for CAP. The DRSP Therapeutic Working Group met at the CDC in 1998, but is not identified as a part of the CDC. Does the article constitute official CDC recommendations?