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Finished my 5 day antibiotics ystdy today my fever went away now its back still have pus on tonsils. whats wrong with me?

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Dr. Howard Shapiro answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine - Nephrology & Dialysis

Need a culture: You may have an infection with a bacteria that is not responsive to the antibiotic that you took. You need to have a culture taken from the pus on your tonsils. An appropriate antibiotic may then eradicate the infection. Sometimes, a persistent infection in the tonsils can't be eradicated or recurs; then you may need a tonsilectomy.

Answered 8/7/2014

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