[Clinical experience with amoxicillin in otorhinolaryngology (author's transl)].

This paper reports the clinical trial of amoxicillin. (1) A daily dose of 750 approximately 1,000 mg of amoxicillin was orally administered for 3 approximately 12 days to 20 patients, 7 of which were with acute suppurative tympanitis, 3 with furuncle of the ear, 2 with furuncle of the nose and 8 with acute amygdalitis. As a result, amoxicillin proved remarkably effective or effective in 17 patients (85.0%). (2) Amoxicillin was effective against: Staphylococcus aureus in 10 of 11 patients (90.9%) Staphylococcus epidermidis in 2 of 2 patients (100%) Streptococcus hemolyticus in 3 of 4 patients (75%) Streptococcus viridans in 1 of 1 patient (100%) Diplococcus pneumoniae in 1 of 1 patient (100%) (3) Although one patient developed drug eruption, there were no side effects that necessitated cessation of administration. From the above results, it is concluded that amoxicillin can be used in the treatment of otorhinolaryngologic infections.