title: Phlegmonous and abscess-forming ENT infections: comparative efficacy of ceftriaxone versus amoxicillin-clavulanic acid.
abstract: In this randomized trial, 100 patients received ceftriaxone or amoxicillin-clavulanic acid in phlegmonous or abscess-forming ENT infections. Clinical and bacteriological results confirm that both antibiotics are equally effective, the advantage of ceftriaxone being one administration a day. Drainage surgery is necessary when an abscess has already formed. In 4 cases (ceftriaxone: 3; amoxicillin-clavulanic acid: 1), no positive response could be observed. Systemic and local tolerance was, as a general rule, excellent, and side effects were reported in 3 cases of the ceftriaxone group and in 3 cases of the amoxicillin-clavulanic acid group.
authors.affiliation: Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology, Kantonsspital, Luzern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Panosetti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D019818:Clavulanic Acid; D002969:Clavulanic Acids / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D015521:Ethmoid Sinusitis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010032:Otitis Externa / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000039:Peritonsillar Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002969:Clavulanic Acids; D019818:Clavulanic Acid; D002443:Ceftriaxone; D000658:Amoxicillin