Comparison of Ciprofloxacin and Amoxicillin/Clavulanic Acid in the Treatment of Chronic Rhinosinusitis

Authors

  • Zaimal Shahan Post-graduate trainee-Department of ENT, Capital Hospital, CDA, Islamabad
  • Ghulam Saqulain Department of ENT, Capital Hospital, CDA, Islamabad
  • Jawwad Ahmed Associate Surgeon,Department of ENT, Capital Hospital, CDA, Islamabad,

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35787/jimdc.v7i4.324

Abstract

Objective: To compare ciprofloxacin with amoxicillin/ clavulanic acid in the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) in terms of frequency of improvement in symptom score.
Patients and Methods: This randomized control trial was conducted at Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Capital Hospital Islamabad, from March 2015 to March 2016. Study population included 190 cases of Chronic Rhino Sinusitis (CRS) of either gender, aged 18 to 50 years and excluding confounders, divided in two groups. Group A received Ciprofloxacin 500 mg BD and Group B received Amoxicillin/ clavulanic acid 625 mg TDS for 10 days. Symptom score was recorded at start of treatment and finally at 16th week. Data analysis was done by SPSS 17.0. Chi Square was used to compare improvement of two groups. P-value ≤ 0.05 was considered significant.

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Published

25-03-2019

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 4 (2018): October-December

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