Clinical effectiveness of the semisynthetic penicillins in etiotropic therapy of the upper respiratory tract

Abstract

The purpose of our work was to comparatively evaluation of the clinical effectiveness of ampicillin and amoxil as initial antibiotic therapy for sinusitis in children. Materials and methods. For achieving this goal, a comprehensive examination and treatment of 25 children with sinusitis aged 10 to 14 years was carried out. The diagnosis was established on the basis of complaints (local: difficulty in nasal breathing, purulent discharge, impaired sense of smell, headaches and facial pain; general: fever, prolonged, persistent cough that worsens after awakening, nasal tone, fatigue, prolonged low-grade fever), medical history, endoscopic results, X-ray and laboratory examination.