Antibiotic Prescription Quality in Group A b-hemolytic Streptococcal Pharyngitis

Antibiotic prescriptions in 227 patients with acute group A β-hemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis in the emergencydepartment were studied. Antibiotic prescription wasinappropriate in 42% of the cases, especially due to errors in theprescription of amoxicillin. Probably the use of low-spectrumpenicillins would improve this percentage.