title: Is a 5-day course of antibiotics as effective as a 10-day course for the treatment of streptococcal pharyngitis and the prevention of poststreptococcal sequelae?
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Community Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA. rlord@wfubmc.edu
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Lord
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D018942:Macrolides; D010404:Penicillin V / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010406:Penicillins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D012213:Rheumatic Fever / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D012307:Risk Factors; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002511:Cephalosporins; D018942:Macrolides; D010406:Penicillins; D010404:Penicillin V