Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Penicillin and Metronidazole in Treatment of Peritonsillar Abscess - Prospective, Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Study
Brief Summary: Treatment of peritonsillar abscess varies. To study whether broad spectrum antibiotics are required in addition to abscess drainage we perform a prospective, double blind, placebo-controlled, randomised study on 200 adult patients with peritonsillar abscess. 100 patients are given penicillin and metronidazole and 100 patients get penicillin and placebo. Recovery and recurrence and analyzed.