Table 1

Comparison of intravenous antibiotic use before and after introduction of protocol for management of community acquired pneumonia in hospital

	Retrospective study^1-150 1994–1995 (%)	Prospective study^1-151 1996–1997 (%)
Benzylpenicillin	10 (23.8)	61 (68.5)
Erythromycin	1 (2.3)	6 (6.7)
Cefotaxime	15 (37.5)	13 (14.6)
Ampicillin	9 (21.4)	3 (3.4)
Flucloxacillin	3 (6.9)	2 (2.2)
Metronidazole	0 (0)	2 (2.2)

↵1-150 32 of 42 received one or more intravenous antiobiotics.
↵1-151 73 of 89 received one or more intravenous antibiotics.