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The failure of penicillin to eradicate Group A beta-haemolytic streptococcal tonsillitis may be caused by beta-lactamase producing bacteria in the tonsillar tissue. A prospective randomized clinical study comparing the efficacy of penicillin-V potassium with amoxycillin plus clavulanate potassium (Augmentin) in the treatment of acute episodes of recurrent streptococcal tonsillitis was conducted. Twenty children were included in each group. Surface tonsillar cultures were obtained before therapy, ten days after termination of therapy, and then once every two months for up to one year. beta-Lactamase producing aerobic and anaerobic bacteria were present in 34 of the 40 (85%) tonsillar cultures prior to treatment. Group A beta-haemolytic streptococci were eradicated in 14 of 20 (70%) patients treated with penicillin and in all those treated with amoxycillin/clavulanate potassium (P less than 0.001). In a one-year follow-up, 11 of the 19 patients treated with penicillin and two of the 18 treated with amoxycillin/clavulanate potassium had recurrent streptococcal tonsillitis (P less than 0.005). This study demonstrates the efficacy of amoxycillin/clavulanate potassium in the therapy of acute episodes of recurrent tonsillitis and prevention of recurrent infection.
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PMID:Treatment of patients with acute recurrent tonsillitis due to group A beta-haemolytic streptococci: a prospective randomized study comparing penicillin and amoxycillin/clavulanate potassium. 211 Sep 40

Cefuroxime axetil (CAE), an orally absorbed prodrug of cefuroxime, was evaluated for its efficacy and safety in the treatment of upper respiratory tract infections (tonsillitis, pharyngitis, sinusitis and otitis media) in general practice in the United Kingdom. A total of 385 patients aged 14 or over were enrolled in a randomized study to compare cefuroxime axetil 250 mg b.d. for 5 days with amoxycillin/clavulanate (Augmentin, AUG) 375 mg t.d.s. for 5 days. Of 175 clinically assessable patients treated with cefuroxime axetil, 136 were cured and 33 improved (97% success rate). Of 188 assessable patients given Augmentin, 155 were cured and 29 improved (98% success rate). Sixty-four patients treated with cefuroxime axetil were evaluable for bacteriological response: 47 (73%) of the causative pathogens were eradicated, as compared with 62 of 86 (72%) in patients treated with Augmentin. Thirteen out of 181 (7%) patients treated with cefuroxime axetil experienced drug-related adverse events, including 4% with diarrhoea. In the Augmentin group 24 out of 204 (12%) patients had a drug-related adverse event, including 5% with diarrhoea. In conclusion, cefuroxime axetil at a dose of 250 mg b.d. appears to be as safe and effective as Augmentin at the higher dose of 375 mg t.d.s. in the treatment of upper respiratory tract infections.
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PMID:A comparison of the efficacy and safety of cefuroxime axetil and augmentin in the treatment of upper respiratory tract infections. 358 35