[Greater vigilance in medication for children and adolescent is warranted in Denmark].

Only 30% of medication used for children and adolescents and 10% of the medication used for neonates has been evaluated for use in these populations. Infants and children differ from adults regarding pharmacodynamic and -kinetics, but they also differ from each other due to e.g.

Aetiology and prediction of pneumonia in lower respiratory tract infection in primary care.

Background: Knowledge of predominant pathogens and their association with outcome are of importance for the management of lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI). As antibiotic therapy is indicated in pneumonia and not in acute bronchitis, a predictor of pneumonia is needed.

Aim: To describe the aetiology and outcome of LRTI in adults with pneumonic and adults with non-pneumonic LRTI treated in general practice and to identify predictors of radiographic pneumonia.