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An eight year old child developed a sore throat and headache. A throat swab was placed on a BAP plate with a bacitracin A disk.

on Friday, August 12, 2011

Question Number 0541

Question:
An eight year old child developed a sore throat and headache. A throat swab was placed on a BAP plate with a bacitracin A disk. This showed colony growth with a zone of inhibition around the disk and Gram positive cocci in chains. The most appropriate treament would include

a) ceftriaxone
b) combination of ceftriaxone and ampicillin
c) combination of ceftazidime and imipenem
d) single-dose benzathine penicillin G
e) do not administer antibiotics