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Finished antibiotics saturday for strep even though test was negative. still have slight sore throat in the morning, slight cough and some white spots?
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Virus or resistance: You may have some residual symptoms from a virus, or if bacteria (whether strep or not) caused your sore throat, it may be resistant to the antibiotic which you took. Antibiotic resistant bacteria is becoming more & more common. Try rest, lots of fluids, salt-water gargles, and taking Tylenol (acetaminophen) as needed. If no improvement in 2-3 days, consider another strep test to make sure.
Answered 4/18/2015
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