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.
Because of possible resistance with clindamycin, vancomycin remains the initial treatment of choice for group B streptococcal infection in patients who are allergic to penicillin. Penicillin, ampicillin, or vancomycin remains the treatment of choice for endocarditis. While vancomycin may be adequate in group B streptococcal meningitis in patient who are allergic to penicillin, skin testing and desensitization for penicillin therapy might be considered. Penicillin has not been demonstrated to be superior to vancomycin for group B streptococcal endocarditis. While fluoroquinolones appear to have efficacy against isolates of group B streptococci, resistance to fluoroquinolones has recently been reported.