Question

A 36-year-old woman presents with fever, severe sore throat, tender anterior cervical nodes and tonsillar exudates. FeverPAIN score 5. Appropriate prescribing approach?

Accepted Answer

Delayed (back-up) antibiotic prescription or immediate phenoxymethylpenicillin

Answer

Immediate broad-spectrum antibiotics for 10 days

Answer

No antibiotics and no back-up prescription

Answer

Immediate macrolide for all adults

Answer

Routine throat swab before antibiotics

Practice question

A 36-year-old woman presents with fever, severe sore throat, tender anterior cervical nodes and tonsillar exudates. FeverPAIN score 5. Appropriate prescribing approach?