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To prevent and treat this organism, the key is to wash your hands regularly. Penicillin and amoxicillin are the drugs commonly used to treat it. These antibiotics have several benefits: they reduce the duration of illness, prevent the bacteria from spreading, alleviate symptoms, and prevent complications. For prevention and treatments, the only known prevention is to wash your hands often. The antimicrobial drugs that are used to treat this organism is penicillin and amoxicillin. The benefits of these antibiotics are they decrease the amount of time that you will be sick, they stop the spread of the bacteria, they decrease your symptoms, and help prevent complications.