Comparative trial of amoxicillin and chloramphenicol in the treatment of typhoid fever in children

This paper describes a study of 100 children suffering from enteric fever admitted in the Deptt. Of paediatrics Hayat Shaheed Teaching Hospital Peshawar from 19-4-1976 to 30-11-1977 the effect of chloramphenicol and amoxicillin [amoxil] was evaluated in this disease. It was noticed that amoxicillin [amoxil] was as effective as chloramphenicol in the treatment of enteric fever. Out of 50 [group A] treated with amoxicillin [Amoxil] 10 cases [20%] had good response 33 [66%] had fair and 7 cases [14%] had no response to this antibiotic. See table no.4. in 50 cases [group B] treated with chloramphenicol the response was good in 3 cases [6%] fair in 31 cases [62%] and 16 cases [32%] had no response to this antibiotic