Penicillin and Metronidazole in Treatment of Peritonsillar Abscess

Summary

Treatment of peritonsillar abscess varies. To study whether broad spectrum antibiotics are required in addition to abscess drainage, a prospective, double blind, placebo-controlled, randomized study on 200 adult patients with peritonsillar abscess is performed. 100 patients are given penicillin and metronidazole and 100 patients get penicillin and placebo. Recovery and recurrence are analyzed.

Timeline

Start

2010-02

Primary completion

2011-04

Completion

2011-04

Publications

• Wiksten JE, Pitkaranta A, Blomgren K. Metronidazole in conjunction with penicillin neither prevents recurrence nor enhances recovery from peritonsillar abscess when compared with penicillin alone: a prospective, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2016 Jun;71(6):1681-7. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkw038. Epub 2016 Mar 10.

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