Treatment of Upper Respiratory Tract Infections

Unatoč tomu što je najveći dio infekcija gornjih dišnih putova uzrokovan virusima, one su druge po učestalosti kao razlog propisivanja antibiotika. Stoga antimikrobno liječenje u tih bolesnika nema nikakve koristi osim u tri klinička entiteta, tj. u bolesnika s dokazanim streptokoknim faringitisom, nekih s akutnim sinusitisom i nekih s akutnom upalom srednjeg uha. U članku su razmotrene prednosti i nedostaci pojedinih postupaka liječenja u ta tri entiteta.Although the majority of the infections of the upper respiratory tract are caused by viruses, they are in the second place regarding the frequency of prescribing antibiotics. Thus, antimicrobial treatment in such patients has no value, except in three clinical entities, i.e. in patients with proved streptococcus pharyngitis, in some with acute sinusitis and in some with acute inflammation of the middle ear. In the article are discussed advantages and drawbacks of some methods of treatment in the three mentioned entities