Question

A 25-year-old man with severe sore throat, fever and no cough. Tender anterior cervical nodes and tonsillar exudates (Centor 4). Penicillin allergy. Best antibiotic?

Accepted Answer

Clarithromycin 500 mg BD for 5 days

Answer

Erythromycin 250 mg QDS for 3 days

Answer

Co-amoxiclav 625 mg TDS

Answer

Doxycycline 200 mg stat then 100 mg OD

Answer

No antibiotics

Practice question

A 25-year-old man with severe sore throat, fever and no cough. Tender anterior cervical nodes and tonsillar exudates (Centor 4). Penicillin allergy. Best antibiotic?