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Left tonsil very swollen. told doesn't look abscessed right now. strep rapid test was very very faint.machine read negative but aprn saw faint line ?

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Dr. Susan Rhoads answered

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Get strep culture!!!: The rapid strep text has a FALSE NEGATIVE RATE of up to 30%. Hospitals are required by regulatory agencies to send all negative rapid streps for confirming strep cultures. This isn't done in many outpatient settings & is a serious failure because strep is missed & complications develop. Insist on a strep culture, not a throat culture which isn't necessary, is expensive & takes 4 days. See comment

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A member asked:

Left tonsil very swollen. told doesn't look abscessed right now. strep rapid test was very very faint.machine read negative but aprn saw faint line ?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Susan Rhoads answered

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