Abbreviations
bid, two times a day; d, day; GAS, Group A β-hemolytic streptococcus; IM, intramuscular;
Max, maximum; PO, by mouth; qid, four times a day; RADT, rapid antigen detection test; tid,
three times a day
Source
Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management Of Group A Streptococcal
Pharyngitis: 2012 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Shulman ST, Bisno AL,
Clegg HW, Gerber MA, Kaplan EL, Lee G, Martin JM, Van Beneden C.
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