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My daughter has had strep for a month. She has had ...


Sent to Health Experts June 18, 2006 9:06 p.m.

My daughter has had strep for a month. She has had three different kinds of antibiodics. The doctor told me to bring her back in a month after she has finished her medicine. If she still has it what should I do?

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June 18, 2006 9:08 p.m. (2 minutes and 22 seconds later)
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Did the doctors perform a throat culture?

Does she have any other symptoms?

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Sent June 18, 2006 9:11 p.m. (3 minutes and 7 seconds later)

yes a step test was performed every time. The first two times she had a sore throat, swollen limp nodes, and a very bad cough.
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June 18, 2006 9:12 p.m. (1 minute and 1 second later)
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What antibiotics has she been taking?

What are her symptoms now?

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Sent June 18, 2006 9:20 p.m. (7 minutes and 37 seconds later)

Zithromax for the antibiodics and tussionex for her cough. She has no symptoms.
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June 18, 2006 9:22 p.m. (2 minutes and 10 seconds later)
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Is Zithromax the only antibiotic she has been on?

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Sent June 18, 2006 9:34 p.m. (12 minutes and 4 seconds later)

the first time she had strep, she took amoxicillion
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June 18, 2006 10:05 p.m. (30 minutes and 46 seconds later)

Do you know if the doctor took a fast strep test or did he/she do an actual CandS, Culture and Sensitivity Test?

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