Probiotics, zinc, inulin, and vitamin D as an ancillary treatment for patients with acute pharyngotonsillitis

Acute pharyngotonsillitis is a common disease, mainly characterized by a sore throat. The diagnosis is usually performed on the clinical ground, and antibiotic therapy is frequently used in clinical practice on an empirical basis. Antibiotics frequently induce intestinal and respiratory dysbiosis associated with slow recovery. Therefore, probiotics are commonly prescribed in patients treated with antibiotics to restore the physiological microbiota. The current clinical experience was conducted in patients with acute pharyngotonsillitis and treated with antibiotics. All patients were treated with antibiotics and Abincol@ for two weeks, then a subgroup (ratio 1:1) took a one-month course of Abincol Immuno® (Group A), the other patients served as control (Group B).