Pediatric News - Amoxicillin, penicillin fail too often vs. strep throat
Monday, January 12th, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO — So many children with group A [beta]-hemolytic streptococcal tonsillopharyngitis failed treatment with amoxicillin or penicillin that neither drug should be used for this indication alone, investigators reported at two separate poster presentations at the annum Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.
Among 1,080 children aged 2-18 years who were treated for confirmed strep throat, 25% of 591 children treated with amoxicillin and 36% of 28 patien…
