[Clinical studies on cefoperazone in otorhinolaryngological field (author's transl)]

Cefoperazone (CPZ) was administered to 23 patients of various infections in otorhinolaryngological field. These 23 cases included acute suppurative otitis media (11), acute exacerbation of chronic suppurative otitis media (11) and perichondritis of the auricle (1). Clinical response obtained in these cases was excellent in 11 cases (47.8%), good in 7 cases (30.4%), fair in 5 cases (21.7%) and none of poor case. The efficacy rate was 78.3%. Five cases of chronic suppurative otitis media and perichondritis of the auricle infected by Pseudomonas were over good effective in 4 cases. No side effect was observed in these 23 cases.