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Bacteriological failure with penicillin that has been used widely for years in group A beta hemolytic streptococcal (GABHS) tonsillopharyngitis is being reported as high as 30%. Because of this unresponsiveness, many different agents are being used as alternative options. We evaluated the effect of clarithromycin, amoxicillin/clavulanate (CAM), cefprozil and benzathine penicillin G (Pen G) on t...

Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) is a collagenous serum lectin believed to be of importance in innate immunity. Genetically determined low levels of the protein are known to predispose to infections. In this study the binding of purified MBL to pathogens isolated from immunocompromised children was investigated by flow cytometry. Diverse Candida species, Aspergillus fumigatus, Staphylococcus aureus...

Fluorescein isothiocyanate-labelled goat antihuman immunoglobulin (anti-IgG, anti-IgA, anti-IgM) and anticomplement conjugates were used to detect antibody or complement-coated bacteria from the oropharynx of patients with pharyngitis. Throat smears prepared from patients with a positive culture for group A beta-hemolytic streptococci had significantly more bacteria that stained with labelled a...