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I had a bacterial throat infection with no sign of abnormalities in wbc, what's this mean?
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Not unusual: Lots of people get sore throat without abnormalities in WBC. Unless you have culture confirmation of it being bacterial, if was likely viral.
Answered 8/29/2014
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