Does the choice of antibiotic affect outcome in strep throat?

Santos, Cynthia; Alerhand, Stephen; Koyfman, Alex

Santos, Cynthia; Alerhand, Stephen; Koyfman, Alex.

Afiliação

Santos C; Department of Emergency Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY.
Alerhand S; Department of Emergency Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY.
Koyfman A; Department of Emergency Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center/Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas, TX.

Ann Emerg Med ; 65(5): 564-5, 2015 May.

Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25481111

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

There is insufficient evidence to show clinically meaningful differences between antibiotics for group A beta hemolytic streptococci tonsillopharyngitis. Penicillin or amoxicillin is recommended as first choice, given the absence of resistance and low cost.

Assuntos

Antibacterianos/uso terapêutico; Faringite/tratamento farmacológico; Infecções Estreptocócicas/tratamento farmacológico; Streptococcus pyogenes; Humanos

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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Infecções Estreptocócicas / Streptococcus pyogenes / Faringite / Antibacterianos Limite: Humans Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article

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