The Place of Macrolides in the Treatment of Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
| Autor: | D. Gómez-Barreto |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.drug_class Article Macrolide Antibiotics Respiratory Syncytial Viral Infection Internal medicine Otitis Medium medicine Pharmacology (medical) Sinusitis Intensive care medicine Roxithromycin Respiratory tract infections business.industry Acute Tonsillitis Pharyngitis General Medicine medicine.disease Penicillin Otitis medicine.symptom business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Drug Investigation |
| ISSN: | 0114-2402 |
| Popis: | Summary The majority of all acute upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) are viral in aetiology. Bacterial infection, either as a prime cause or secondary to the initial viral infection, can be effectively eradicated with appropriate drug therapy. A course of penicillin is usually effective in cases of acute tonsillitis, pharyngitis, otitis media and sinusitis. Macrolide antibiotics may be prescribed as an alternative, especially if β-lactamase-producing strains are present. Roxithromycin achieves high tissue concentrations, and cure rates between 85 and 100% have been reported in various URTIs. |
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