著者

寺門 永顕 新谷 悟 原 慎吾 篠原 裕志 矢野 淳也 栢原 浩彰 中城 公一 日野 聡史 浜川 裕之

出版者

JAPANESE SOCIETY OF ORAL THERAPEUTICS AND PHARMACOLOGY

雑誌

歯科薬物療法 (ISSN:02881012)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.22, no.2, pp.76-82, 2003-08-01 (Released:2010-06-08)

参考文献数

8

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The efficacy of azithromycin as a chemoprophylactic agent for acute dental infection was assessed, and a questionnaire survey about the impression of azithromycin was conducted. METHODS: Eighty-three patients were given 500 mg of azithromycin for three days. Seven days after the onset of the treatment, we evaluated the clinical symptoms and collected the questionnaires. RESULTS: Clinical efficacy was observed in 89.2% of the patients, and that by questionnaire was 86.7%. Diarrhea as a side effect was seen in two patients. In the questionnaire, 79% of patients noted its effect from the second to fourth day after the medication. Although half of the patients did not care about the convenience, of taking the medication once a day, which is one of the advantages of azithromycin, most of the patients were satisfied with its efficacy.Furthermore, 72.3% of patients considered azithromycin to be significantly more acceptable compared with other antibiotics. CONCLUSION : Azithromycin is a useful therapeutic regimen for the treatment of acute dental infections.