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Trial reportIndian journal of pediatrics2004

Pediatric tonsillopharyngitis--an evaluation of cefprozil in Indian patients.

Nomeeta Gupta, Abhijit Mukherjee, A K Moharana

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Trial report in Indian journal of pediatrics, 2004. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Nomeeta GuptaBatra Hospital & Medical Research Center, New Delhi, India.
Abhijit Mukherjee
A K Moharana
Batra Hospital and Medical Research Centre · INAurobindo Pharma (United States) · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe emergence of penicillin resistant strains and the presence of co-pathogens have made the treatment of bacterial infections in children a challenge. Streptococcal tonsillopharyngitis, which is a common infection has been well treated with cefprozil, a novel third generation cephalosporin. The aim of the present study was to evaluate cefprozil in pediatric tonsillopharyngitis. An assessment of the clinical cure and bacteriological eradication rates and an overall tolerability was made.

methodsIt was a prospective, open, non-comparative multicentric study. 316 children (mean age 6.61 years) with tonsillopharyngitis were included. Patients were given cefprozil susp 15 mg/kg/day in two divided doses a day for 10 days.

resultsA clinical cure of 96.6% and bacteriological eradication of 94.29% was achieved with cefprozil. Overall tolerability of cefprozil was assessed by physicians and 46% rated tolerability of cefprozil as excellent, 38% as very good, 10% as good, 6% as fair and none as poor.

conclusionCefprozil has been found to be an excellent drug of superior microbiological and clinical activity in the treatment of pediatric patients with tonsillopharyngitis. The drug also has an expanded spectrum.

Indexed as

Anti-Bacterial AgentsCefprozilCephalosporinsChildChild, PreschoolHumansInfantPharyngitisProspective StudiesSafetyTonsillitisAnti-Bacterial AgentsCefprozilCephalosporins

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PMID15280609
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