A 33-year-old man presents with severe sore throat, fever, and tender anterior cervical lymphadenopathy; Centor score 4. No penicillin allergy. First-...

Question

A 33-year-old man presents with severe sore throat, fever, and tender anterior cervical lymphadenopathy; Centor score 4. No penicillin allergy. First-line antibiotic?

Accepted Answer

Phenoxymethylpenicillin 500 mg QDS 10 days

Answer

Amoxicillin 500 mg TDS 7 days

Answer

Azithromycin 500 mg OD 3 days

Answer

Co-amoxiclav 625 mg TDS 5 days

Answer

No antibiotics

mrcgp akt MCQ (SBA): Streptococcal pharyngitis

A 33-year-old man presents with severe sore throat, fever, and tender anterior cervical lymphadenopathy; Centor score 4. No penicillin allergy. First-line antibiotic?