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Rapid strep test negative on tuesday but given cephlex. full strep test came back positive today. am i still contagious?

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Not after 24 hours: The conventional duration of treatment is 10 days to achieve maximal pharyngeal strep eradication rates. However, 5 days of treatment is typically sufficient. Patients are considered no longer contagious after 24 hours of antibiotic therapy

Answered 11/27/2017

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