Antimicrobial resistance and serotypes in Streptococcus pneumoniae have been evolving with the widespread use of antibiotics and ... from Asian countries. Penicillin resistance has dramatically ...

Penicillin is the most commonly recommended therapy for group A streptococcal (GAS) pharyngitis. Although group A streptococcus has not developed resistance, antibiotic therapy fails to eradicate ...

Pharmacists will now be able to give alternative forms of penicillin directly to patients to help treat strep A infections, amid temporary supply issues of the antibiotic. It follows a rise in ...

An exception is formed by the endocarditis or Urinary Tract infections caused by Streptococcus ... are highly resistant to penicillin as well as to other antibiotics, and therapy with single ...

Parents have been asking me some painful questions about strep throats and why we need to treat them with antibiotics. Well, I don’t want this condition to be sorely missed by anyone so I shall share ...

He mentioned recent reports which suggested the UK faces a shortage of the antibiotic amoxicillin, a type of penicillin which is used to treat strep A. However, the health secretary said he had ...

No matter how you become infected, strep throat won't just go away on its own like viruses do. As a bacterial infection, it requires antibiotics. "Unless someone is allergic, penicillin is the ...

Strep throat is a bacterial infection in the throat and tonsils that is highly contagious. It's commonly characterized by a sore and swollen throat, a fever, and pain when swallowing. Antibiotics ...

If the test is positive, begin treatment with an antibiotic, usually a type of penicillin. Your child with strep is contagious until after 24 hours of antibiotic treatment and no fever for at ...