Streptofenicol treats gastroenteritis and intestinal infections, food poisoning caused by salmonella, intestinal infections in children, and bacillary dysentery caused by Shigella dysentery. Streptofenicol is an adjuvant treatment in cases of hepatic coma to prevent the formation of ammonia from bacteria. It is an adjuvant treatment for urinary tract infections caused by Escherichia coli and is used before and after colon and rectal surgeries.