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When you go to the doctor and get a strep test does it test for tonsillitis?

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Dr. Kevin Daus answered

Specializes in Obstetrics and Gynecology

No: The strep test only lets the doc know if you have the bacteria present. You can have strep without having tonsillitis.

Answered 7/5/2012

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