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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Common bacterial infections that may require an antibiotic include strep throat, urinary tract infections, bacterial pneumonia, skin infections and some ear and sinus infections. Signs that a ...

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 ...