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3918495

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1 Pt 1
pubmed:dateCreated
1985-3-21
pubmed:abstractText
Patients with acute laryngitis following an upper respiratory tract infection are often treated with antibiotics for their voice complaints, although, to our knowledge, the effect of such therapy has not been examined. In the present study, comprising 100 adults with laryngitis, the rate of resolution of vocal symptoms, as estimated from voice recordings or subjectively by the patients, was the same in patients who received penicillin V (pcV) as in those who received placebo. Similarly, the degree of rhinorrhea/nasal congestion and cough was not significantly influenced by pcV treatment. At the acute visit, nasopharyngeal cultures revealed Branhamella catarrhalis in 50%, Hemophilus influenzae in 15% and Streptococcus pneumoniae in 1% of the patients; the rate of elimination of these bacteria was the same in the pcV as in the placebo group. Thus, while suggesting that B catarrhalis and H influenzae are important for the pathogenesis of the disorder, our results do not provide support for the use of pcV in acute laryngitis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0003-4894
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
94
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
14-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Inefficacy of penicillin V in acute laryngitis in adults. Evaluation from results of double-blind study.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Controlled Clinical Trial