[Modern antibiotic therapy in acute ORL infections. Results of a survey, bacteriological viewpoints and suggestions for antibiotic therapy].

To gain information on antibiotics usage in the daily practice of ENT specialists in the Zürich area, 64 questionnaires were distributed at the beginning of 1980. Approximately half the questionnaires were returned. The results of antibiotics usage in common ENT infections are summarized and their bacteriological spectrum is discussed in the light of the literature. Finally, the spectrum of activity and daily cost of various antibiotics are discussed and an appropriate antibiotic therapy is recommended.