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A 19-year-old female asked:

If have all the symptoms of both tonsillitis and strep except the painful swallowing i just started having them 2 days ago but my strep test was neg. ?

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Dr. Kathleen Hands
Dr. Kathleen Handsanswered
Endocrinology 69 years experience
Virus: salt water gargles still work. Honey and lemon is also soothing as a warm tea. Cedar fever/allergies can also cause symptoms. No antibiotics indicated. They kill off the good bacteria there to rid viruses. Drink plenty of non alcoholic fluids. It will pass. ibuprofen if ache/pain, beware if asthma or aspirin allergy
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Dr. Ahmad Ibrahim
Dr. Ahmad Ibrahimanswered
Urgent Care 21 years experience
Culture?: Sometimes different strep shows up on a culture and not on a rapid. Consider getting a culture if one was not done or maybe a virus / mono is responsible. Good luck
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