A 31-year-old woman presents with a sore throat, exudates, fever, and tender anterior cervical nodes. She denies a cough. Her Centor score is 4. She h...

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A 31-year-old woman presents with a sore throat, exudates, fever, and tender anterior cervical nodes. She denies a cough. Her Centor score is 4. She has a history of anaphylaxis to penicillin. What is the best therapeutic option?

Accepted Answer

Clindamycin

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Amoxicillin

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Azithromycin

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Cephalexin

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No antibiotics

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Strep Pharyngitis-Penicillin Allergy

A 31-year-old woman presents with a sore throat, exudates, fever, and tender anterior cervical nodes. She denies a cough. Her Centor score is 4. She has a history of anaphylaxis to penicillin. What is the best therapeutic option?