Effect of azithromycin and pefloxacin in treatment of acute enteritis based on clinical efficacy comparison.

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Category Primary study
JournalPakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences
Year 2017
This paper aims to compare and analyze clinical efficacy of azithromycin and pefloxacin in treatment of acute enteritis. The 160 patients with acute enteritis were randomly divided into a study group (n=80) treated with azithromycin, and a reference group (n=80) treated with pefloxacin. We compared overall treatment efficiency (markedly, effective, invalid), clinical symptoms and signs remission time (antipyretic time, antidiarrheal time, symptoms and signs disappearance time), interleukin-6 and C-reactive protein concentration before and after treatment, adverse reactions rate (nausea, abdominal pain, headache, etc.). In comparison of overall treatment efficiency of the two groups, the results showed that the study group was significantly superior to the reference group (P<0.05). In comparison of clinical symptoms and signs remission time of the two groups, the study group were significantly shorter than the reference group (P<0.05). At the same time, in comparison of levels of interleukin-6 and C-reactive protein concentration after treatment, the study group was significantly superior to the reference group (P<0.05). There was no significant difference between the two groups in incidence of adverse reactions (P<0.05). The efficacy of azithromycin for acute enteritis is better than that of pefloxacin, and it can significantly reduce clinical symptom remission time. Moreover, safe and reliable, it has great value in clinical application.
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