title: [The clinical efficacy of roxithromycin in patients with acute odontogenic infections].
abstract: The clinical efficacy of a macrolide antibiotic, roxithromycin, was evaluated in 24 patients affected by acute odontogenic infections. Patients were treated with a first dose of 300 mg p.o. which was followed by 150 mg p.o. 12-hourly for the following two days. Total responses were evaluated by an arbitrary scale. The results showed that an excellent and good response was obtained in 99.96% of treated patients. On the basis of clinically compared data and the drug safety it may be concluded that roxithromycin can be successfully used in the treatment of odontogenic infections.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Clinica Odontoiatrica, Università degli Studi di Pisa.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Panattoni
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marcucci
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gabriele
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Natale
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Blandizzi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bernardini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Del Tacca
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D005491:Focal Infection, Dental / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010482:Periapical Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy; D011842:Radicular Cyst / Q000188:drug therapy; D012074:Remission Induction; D015575:Roxithromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D015575:Roxithromycin
vernacular_title: Efficacia clinica della roxitromicina in pazienti affetti da infezioni odontogene acute.