TY - JOUR
T1 - Cefazolin vs Penicillin
T2 - Treatment of Uncomplicated Pneumococcal Pneumonia
AU - Jenkinson, Stephen G.
AU - George, Ronald B.
AU - Light, Richard W.
AU - Girard, William M.
PY - 1979/6/29
Y1 - 1979/6/29
N2 - Cefazolin sodium, 500 mg intramuscularly twice daily, was compared with penicillin G procaine, 600,000 units intramuscularly twice daily, in the treatment of 82 patients with pneumococcal pneumonia. Patients were randomly assigned except when there was a history of penicillin allergy. The patients received treatment for five days or until they were afebrile for 48 hours. No patients experienced side effects or allergic reactions. All patients recovered satisfactorily without relapses. Cefazolin in the previously described dosage is as effective as penicillin in the treatment of pneumococcal pneumonia. (JAMA 241:2815-2817, 1979).
AB - Cefazolin sodium, 500 mg intramuscularly twice daily, was compared with penicillin G procaine, 600,000 units intramuscularly twice daily, in the treatment of 82 patients with pneumococcal pneumonia. Patients were randomly assigned except when there was a history of penicillin allergy. The patients received treatment for five days or until they were afebrile for 48 hours. No patients experienced side effects or allergic reactions. All patients recovered satisfactorily without relapses. Cefazolin in the previously described dosage is as effective as penicillin in the treatment of pneumococcal pneumonia. (JAMA 241:2815-2817, 1979).
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U2 - 10.1001/jama.1979.03290520039024
DO - 10.1001/jama.1979.03290520039024
M3 - Article
C2 - 448844
AN - SCOPUS:0018400140
SN - 0098-7484
VL - 241
SP - 2815
EP - 2817
JO - JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association
JF - JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association
IS - 26
ER -