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On antibiotics for 5 days, given 2 types of antibiotics for sinusitis & throat infection. i am worse, tonisilitis now, more pain & fevers, sore jaw?

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Suspect a virus: If you are not responding to antibiotics, then it's quite possible you have a virus. Hopefully your doctor is following you for this - since something needs to be done. On occasion, you can get a 'resistant' bacteria that is not affected by the antibiotics, but I'm quite suspicious of a virus - and for that there isn't any targeted treatment, just symptom relief. Hopefully you can call back MD.

Answered 12/29/2018

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Tonsillitis: Sinus symptoms, increasing throat soreness and now tonsillitis, all while being on antibiotics for 5 days suggests a viral infection and these do not respond to antibiotics. Mononucleosis, if you're a youngster, is a possibility. It's best to be reexamined, cultured and some blood work done in order to make a correct diagnosis. Strep culture will most likely be negative in view of being on antibio

Answered 1/8/2019

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Be specific: Fever? How high? Cultures? Blood tests? Xrays? EXACTLY which 2 antibiotics? Why 2? Checked for mononucleosis? See a DR, probably best see ENT specialist.

Answered 1/8/2019

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