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Tonsils: antibiotic 10 days for puss helped but did not clear up. swelling and puss increasing daily. neg for strep and mono what else could it be?

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Repeat test: Ten days of antibiotics would eradicate a strep infection. I recommend a repeat full throat culture and another monotest, or else get an opinion from an otolaryngologist.

Answered 2/7/2014

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