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Infectious Disease • General Infectious Disease
Do you use first generation cephalosporins to treat non-endovascular streptococcus mitis infections?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
If the organism is susceptible, I would recommend to use Ceftriaxone as the recommended cephalosporin. There has been an overall increase in resistance to Beta Lactams with Strep Mitis, so a review of susceptibility would be important.
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