A standard drink in the United States is any drink that contains about 14 grams of pure alcohol (about 0.6 fluid ounces or 1.2 tablespoons). Below are U.S. standard drink equivalents that in theory contain the same amount of alcohol (14 grams), and therefore create the same level of intoxication.
Prematurely discontinuing antibiotics can result in the infection being inadequately treated, with potentially adverse consequences or relapse of the infection. Antibiotics. Streptococcus is highly responsive to penicillin and the cephalosporin antibiotics. Penicillin has shown good effectiveness, and it is reliable and cheap. Oral penicillin V (Pen-Vee-K, Veetids) is the preferred oral form of penicillin for strep throat.
ASO. 1  The ASO test is primarily used to help determine whether a recent strep infection with group A Streptococcus: 2  The test may be ordered by itself or along with an anti-DNase B, another test used to detect recent strep infections. 3  In most cases, strep infections are identified and treated with antibiotics and the infections resolve.