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Been on antibiotics penicillin vk for 6 days still still positive for strep with home test how long till it's clear is this normal ? feel good now

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See doctor: This may be a false positive but may indicate penicillin resistant strep. A culture and sensitivity should be performed to see what antibiotics your infection is sensitive to

Answered 11/10/2015

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