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Results of treatment of acute ear nose and throat infections in children by Cephalexin (Cepol dry syrup Torii) are reported. Cephalexin dry syrup was used for 22 children aged 7 years or under with acute otitis media (16 cases), acute tonsillitis (2 cases) furuncle of the ear canal (1 case), infected congenital preauricular fistula (1 case) and acute lymphadenitis (1 case).
The antibiotic was given 30mg/kg orally. The drug was found as markedly effective in 18 cases and effective in the remaining 4 cases. Acute otitis media recurred in two cases within three weeks however, no side-effect was observed in any of the 22 cases.
