Treatment of acute maxillary sinusitis. V. Amoxicillin azidocillin, phenylpropanolamine and pivampicillin.

Abstract

One hundred and seventy-five patients with clinical symptoms of acute maxillary sinusitis, the diagnosis confirmed radiologically by mucous membrane thickening and secretion, were consecutively allocated to four different treatment groups: amoxicillin, azidocillin, phenylpropanolamine, and pivampicillin. The cure course was followed up radiologically on days 5, 10, and 15. The outcome of treatment was somewhat more beneficial after 5 days for amoxicillin and after 10 days for azidocillin, but slightly less beneficial with phenylpropanolamine after 10 and 15 days. The numbers of side effects were similar for the different treatment groups. The four treatment modes in question are compared with 19 others previously used in a large material consisting of more than 1000 patients with acute maxillary sinusitis.

• Authors: A Axelsson, C Jensen, O Melin, F Singer, C von Sydow
• Journal: Acta oto-laryngologica (Acta Otolaryngol) 1981 Mar-Apr Vol. 91 Issue 3-4 Pg. 313-8 ISSN: 0001-6489 [Print] England
• PMID: 6894819 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Controlled Clinical Trial, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)

Chemical References

• Penicillins
• Pivampicillin
• Phenylpropanolamine
• Amoxicillin
• Penicillin G
• azidocillin

Topics

• Amoxicillin (therapeutic use)
• Female
• Follow-Up Studies
• Humans
• Male
• Maxillary Sinus (pathology)
• Penicillin G (analogs & derivatives, therapeutic use)
• Penicillins (therapeutic use)
• Phenylpropanolamine (therapeutic use)
• Pivampicillin (therapeutic use)
• Sinusitis (drug therapy)