caa a22 4500 477068871 CHVBK 20180405111419.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170330e19960701xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF02905714 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF02905714 Streptococcal Pharyngitis: Is penicillin still the drug of choice? [Elektronische Daten] [Kumble Rajesh, Ralpha Gordon] With the advent of cephalosporins, penicillin appears to have lost some ground for treatment of Acute Group A Beta Hemolytic Streptococcal Pharyngitis. It has been argued for some time now whether penicillin should remain the drug of choice for the management of this infection. Evidence has been presented both in favour and against using penicillin for Group A beta hemolytic streptoccal (GABHS) pharyngotonsillitis. In this commentary, we review the available data in the current literature and conclude that penicillin should still remain the drug of first consideration for GABHS pharyngitis. If penicillin treatments were less effective now, the clinical and bacteriologic failure rates should be on the rise compared to the previous years. Dr. K C Chaudhuri Foundation, 1996 Group A Streptococci nationallicence Penicillin nationallicence Pharyngitis nationallicence Rajesh Kumble Department of Pediatrics, Kalamazoo Centre for Medical Studies, Michigan State University, 1000, Oakland Drive, 49008, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA aut Gordon Ralpha Department of Pediatrics, Kalamazoo Centre for Medical Studies, Michigan State University, 1000, Oakland Drive, 49008, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA aut The Indian Journal of Pediatrics Springer India 63/4(1996-07-01), 437-440 0019-5456 63:4<437 1996 63 12098 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02905714 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02905714 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rajesh Kumble Department of Pediatrics, Kalamazoo Centre for Medical Studies, Michigan State University, 1000, Oakland Drive, 49008, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Gordon Ralpha Department of Pediatrics, Kalamazoo Centre for Medical Studies, Michigan State University, 1000, Oakland Drive, 49008, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- The Indian Journal of Pediatrics Springer India 63/4(1996-07-01), 437-440 0019-5456 63:4<437 1996 63 12098 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer