[On the problem of rational antibacterial therapy of inflammatory diseases of the upper respiratory tract].

The objective of the present study was to estimate the effectiveness and safety of the treatment of exacerbations of chronic tonsillitis with zitrolid forte given during 3 days. This antibiotic was prescribed to the patients presenting with a confirmed inflammatory process of coccal etiology less than 3 days in duration. The effectiveness of zitrolid was evaluated based on the results of dynamic clinical studies, laboratory analysis, and pharyngoscopic data. The study has demonstrated the effectiveness and safety of zitrolid forte as a medicine for empirical therapy of tonsillitis and exacerbations of chronic laryngitis.