A 47-year-old female asked:
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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Dr. Donald Colantino answered
61 years experience Internal Medicine
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 on Feb 7, 2014
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