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Strep throat is worse after starting antibiotics?
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Maybe: Antibiotics have only a modest effect on the resolution of strep throat but it shouldn't worsen. If you throat is significantly worse, seek medical attention. A complication of of strep throat is an abscess and that would require more than an oral antibiotic.
Answered 8/22/2019
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