Antibiotic:  Penicillin

Indications:

  • Grp A strep pharnygitis
  • Neurosyphillis
  • Streptococcal and enterococcal endocarditis
  • Meningococcus

Adverse Reactions:

  • Rash
  • Immune cytopenias
  • Neurotoxicity

Comments:

  • First antibiotic
  • Still drug of choice for Beta streptococcal infections



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