Bacteriological monitoring in penicillin treatment of streptococcal sore throat.
Bacteriological monitoring of penicillin therapy in 30 children with streptococcal sore throats was performed by means of salivary and throat-swab culture, on the first, third, fifth and ninth days after therapy had started. Counts of beta-haemolytic streptococci per ml. of saliva were also performed.Results showed that salivary culture and estimation of the numbers of beta-haemolytic streptococci in the saliva were much more sensitive indices of the effectiveness of penicillin treatment than throat-swab culture.
D000293:Adolescent; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010614:Pharynx / Q000382:microbiology; D012463:Saliva / Q000382:microbiology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification
D010406:Penicillins