Abstract | AIM: To evaluate the efficacy of antibiotic treatment in children who presented in medical care with respiratory infection and had imaging evidence of sinusitis. METHODS: Eighty-two children (4-10 y) with acute respiratory symptoms and ultrasonography findings suggestive of acute rhinosinusitis were enrolled in a randomized, double-blind trial. The sinus findings were confirmed with plain radiographs. The children received either cefuroxime axetil in 125-mg capsules twice a day for 10 d or placebo. Main outcome measures were complete cure in 2 wk and absence of prolonged symptoms or complications. RESULTS: A total of 72 children (88%) completed follow-up. The sinusitis findings in the ultrasound could be confirmed with plain radiographs in 65 of the 72 patients (90%). The proportion of children completely cured by day 14 was similar in both groups (difference 6%, 95% confidence interval -16% to 29%). Similarly, there was no significant difference in the proportions of children who escaped prolonged disease and complications between the groups (difference 7%, -9% to 24%). CONCLUSION: A 10-d course of cefuroxime axetil offered no clinical benefit to children with an acute respiratory illness and imaging evidence of acute sinusitis.
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Authors | Aila Kristo, Matti Uhari, Jukka Luotonen, Eero Ilkko, Petri Koivunen, Olli-Pekka Alho |
Journal | Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)
(Acta Paediatr)
Vol. 94
Issue 9
Pg. 1208-13
(Sep 2005)
ISSN: 0803-5253 [Print] Norway |
PMID | 16278986
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
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Chemical References |
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Placebos
- Cefuroxime
- cefuroxime axetil
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Topics |
- Acute Disease
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Cefuroxime
(analogs & derivatives, therapeutic use)
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Double-Blind Method
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Placebos
- Respiratory Tract Infections
(complications, drug therapy)
- Sinusitis
(complications, drug therapy)
- Time Factors
- Treatment Outcome
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