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Will cefdinir treat strep throat as well as penicillin or amoxicillin?
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Strep: Nothing is better than penicillin for strep pharyngitis. Is that simple. 2 penicillins: injection is the best (bicillin la), or oral pen vk is good as well.
Answered 1/27/2014
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