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My 9 y/o daughter has stomach pain @ belly button and urinalysis came back positive for strep. what does this mean? she gets strep throat a lot too.

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Dr. Oscar Novick answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

2different bugs: There may be no relationship between her strep throats and her urinary strep. The organism that usually causes a UTI is a contaminant that comes from the stool., whereas the strep that causes strep throat is respiratory in nature.

Answered 3/29/2016

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Strep urine/throat: Strep in urine and throat are different strains usuallly. But ur pediatrican should ahve a work up on ur daughter for getting a uti. How old is ur daughter?

Answered 5/9/2018

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