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Why would you use penicillin in preference to ampicillin to treat pharyngitis caused by Streptococcus pyogenes?

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Why would you use penicillin in preference to ampicillin to treat pharyngitis caused by Streptococcus pyogenes?

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Ampicillin is a moderate spectrum penicillin and inhibits a range of Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria. Penicillin is narrow spectrum and really only inhibits a range of Gram positive organisms.