Gómez-Barreto D
Servicio de Contagiosos IV, Hospital Infantil de México, Mexico City, Mexico.
Drug Investig. 1991;3(Suppl 3):17-20. doi: 10.1007/BF03258330. Epub 2012 Oct 26.
The majority of all acute upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) are viral in aetiology. Bacterial infection, either as a prime cause or secondary to the initial viral infection, can be effectively eradicated with appropriate drug therapy. A course of penicillin is usually effective in cases of acute tonsillitis, pharyngitis, otitis media and sinusitis. Macrolide antibiotics may be prescribed as an alternative, especially if β-lactamase-producing strains are present. Roxithromycin achieves high tissue concentrations, and cure rates between 85 and 100% have been reported in various URTIs.
大多数急性上呼吸道感染(URTIs)的病因是病毒。细菌感染,无论是作为主要病因还是继发于初始病毒感染,都可以通过适当的药物治疗有效根除。青霉素疗程通常对急性扁桃体炎、咽炎、中耳炎和鼻窦炎有效。大环内酯类抗生素可作为替代药物开出处方,特别是如果存在产β-内酰胺酶菌株。罗红霉素可达到较高的组织浓度,并且在各种上呼吸道感染中报告的治愈率在85%至100%之间。