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I suffer fron tonsolitis and pharingitis with little fever when disese start fever reach40 and i take amoxicillin with clavulenic acid but no improve?

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Dr. Susan Rhoads answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Get seen again: If you have been on antibiotics for more than 72 hours and you still have a fever, get checked again today. There are other causes of a sore throat, besides strep, including mononucleosis. But you may also have an abscess due to strep. So please be evaluated again.

Dr Goodpaster agreed

Answered 10/27/2016

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