Penicillinbehandling ved pneumoni: oralt eller intravenøst? [Treatment of pneumonia with penicillins: oral or intravenous?]
Danish Centre for Evaluation and Health Technology Assessment
Record Status
This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment from a member of INAHTA. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database.
Citation
Danish Centre for Evaluation and Health Technology Assessment. Penicillinbehandling ved pneumoni: oralt eller intravenøst? [Treatment of pneumonia with penicillins: oral or intravenous?] Copenhagen: Danish Centre for Evaluation and Health Technology Assessment (DACEHTA). 2000
Authors' objectives
The aim of this report is to consider the implications of giving penicillin by oral or intravenous administration to patients with pneumonia.
Authors' conclusions
In Denmark pneumonia caused by pneumococci shall be treated with penicillin. Treatment initiated intravenously can be changed to oral administration as soon as the clinical condition of the patient improves.