Are short-term late-generation antibiotics equivalent to standard penicillin therapy in the resolution of symptoms in acute strep throat in children?

Ann Emerg Med. 2014 Jun;63(6):690-1. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2013.09.023. Epub 2013 Oct 23.

Authors

Anand Swaminathan¹, Jeffrey Hom²

Affiliations

¹ New York University School of Medicine/Bellevue Hospital Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, New York, NY.
² Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Departments of Pediatrics (Emergency) and Emergency Medicine, Stony Brook, NY.

PMID: 24161837
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2013.09.023

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial
Comment

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage*
Humans
Penicillins / administration & dosage*
Pharyngitis / drug therapy*
Streptococcal Infections / drug therapy*
Streptococcus pyogenes*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Penicillins