In a 17-month-old girl an upper-respiratory-tract infection acutely developed. Group A beta-hemolytic streptococci were found on throat culture. She was treated with erythromycin. No clinical ...

Conclusions: Perineal streptococcal dermatitis initially treated with penicillin or amoxicillin is consistently associated with a high risk of clinical recurrence. Whether treatment with a beta ...

Blood and uterine cultures obtained on March 13 revealed Group A beta-hemolytic streptococci, Type 1. The course was entirely uncomplicated thereafter, and the patient was discharged on the 8th ...

The prescribed duration of treatment was standard (10 days for oral beta-lactam agents and 5 days for azithromycin) for most patients, although 2 patients were treated with a short course ...