Amoxicillin effect on bacterial load in group A streptococcal pharyngitis: comparison of single and multiple daily dosage regimens

• Main Authors: Akihiro Nakao (Author), Ken Hisata (Author), Makoto Fujimori (Author), Nobuaki Matsunaga (Author), Mitsutaka Komatsu (Author), Toshiaki Shimizu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Culture tests have demonstrated that once-daily administration of amoxicillin may be effective in the treatment of group A streptococcal (GAS) pharyngitis. However, culture methods do not allow accurate assessments of bacterial load changes because of the suppressive effect of th...