Cefaclor in the treatment of susceptible infections in infants and children

Abstract

Fifjty-two outpatients, aged from six months to 17 years, and suffering from Group A streptococcal pharyngitis, skin and soft tissue infection, urinary tract infection, or otitis media were enrolled in the study. The dosage of cefaclor was 20 to 40 mg/kg/day in three or four divided doses for ten days. In 43 children given either cefaclor suspension or capsules, plasma level estimations were performed. Cefaclor readily produces therapeutic plasma levels in children. Cefaclor appears to be a safe, well tolerated and effective antimicrobial agent in children. It has a distinct advantage over other antibiotics in children with Haemophilus influenzae otitis media and should be considered as a primary drug in treatment of otitis media.