Use of Antibiotics for Your Sore Throat

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Sore throat antibiotics Guidelines

Why?

• Antibiotics are effective in treating sore throat caused by bacterial pathogens only

• While there are several reasons for sore throat infections, strep throat is sore throat infection caused by GABHS (group A beta hemolytic streptococcus) bacteria

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• Bacterial pharyngitis accounts only to about 10 to 15% of sore throat infections

• Of these bacterial organisms, gram positive bacteria account to sore throat infections when compared to gram negative bacteria

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• When you are suffering from painful sore throat, tenderness in neck region near lymph nodes, tonsil ulcers

• symptoms do not subside in 2 to 3 days or begin to aggravate, it is clearly important to consult the doctor

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• Diagnostic tests to detect GABHS and Epstein-bar virus infections

• Antibiotic therapy is recommended when there are persistent symptoms for more than 72 hours

• contraindications in case of pregnant and pediatric patients

Pharyngitis with minimum symptoms

• Ideal to start a high dose penicillin (amoxicillin) therapy or macrolide antibiotic (first generation) for at least 10 days

Pharyngitis with systemic symptoms

• This patient condition requires broad spectrum antibiotics such as second generation macrolide, fourth generation cephalosporins, or extended penicillin

GABHS

• If the patient is susceptible to or experiences GABHS relapse, a combination of amoxicillin-clavulanate is preferred

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