Penicillin and Metronidazole in Treatment of Peritonsillar Abscess
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2011-04-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
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.