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A member asked:
My son was diagnosed with strep. he has been on amoxicillin for 5 days. he still has a fever, pus pockets, sore throat and now swollen lymph node on 1?
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Virus not strep: Did the doctor diagnose using a culture or rapid strep swab? Is he having fever above 101 F? Very unusual to have strep unresponsive to amoxicillin. Sore throat may be due to virus instead of strep. Follow up with doctor for re-evaluation.
Answered 4/21/2017
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It happens: Strep is universally killed by the penicillin drugs, so that is still a good choice. Lymph nodes often take a few days before they start swelling in response to an illness and take a few weeks to shrink after it clears.If he is continuing to run fever >101 after 5 days he is likely co-infected with a throat virus.If he is looking puny contact his doc for guidance.
Answered 3/17/2017
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