title: [Therapeutic effect of amoxicillin in the surgical field (author's transl)].
abstract: 1. Amoxicillin was used for treatment of 15 cases of infectious diseases in the surgical field and for prevention of 4 cases of postoperative infection, and good result was obtained in all 19 cases. Especially in the latter 4 cases, amoxicillin showed good preventive effect. 2. Any side effect probably due to amoxicillin was observed in no case. 3. Amoxicillin at a daily  dose of 1,000 mg (potency) exhibited sufficient effect in treatment of infectious diseases in the surgical field and in prevention of postoperative infection.
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D000667:Ampicillin; D000658:Amoxicillin