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Group A Streptococcal Infections
What is the treatment for strep throat?
If your health care provider confirms you have a strep infection, he or she will prescribe antibiotics. This will help reduce symptoms, and after 24 hours of taking the medicine, you can no longer spread the disease to others. Treatment will also reduce the likelihood of complications.
Penicillin is considered the medicine of choice for treating strep throat because it has been proven to be effective, safe, and inexpensive. Your health care provider may have you take pills for 10 days or give you a shot. Health care providers often prefer to give amoxicillin to children with strep throat. If you are allergic to penicillin there are other antibiotics your health care provider can give you to clear up the illness.
During treatment, you may start to feel better within 4 days. This can happen even without treatment. Still it is very important to finish all the medicine in order to prevent complications.
What is Group A Streptococcal Infections?
What is strep throat and what are the symptoms?
How does Group A strep spread to others?
