Single amoxicillin dose for strep throat allows next-day return to school

The majority of students with group A streptococcal pharyngitis treated with a single dose of amoxicillin tested negative for the infection within 24 hours, making them able to return to school the following day, according to a recent study.

"The purpose of this study was to re-evaluate the necessity of the 24-hours of antibiotic treatment for group A streptococcal pharyngitis before permitting return to school," researcher Richard H. Schwartz, MD, of the department of pediatrics at the Inova Children's Hospital, Falls Church, Virginia, and colleagues wrote. "We...