A member asked:

How long after taking amoxicillin can u recheck child for strep? on last day of medicine child started to sound like he has a coldbut no fever or pain

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I almost never do: Strep A is universally sensitive to the penicillin family of drugs. When given at proper dose & duration there is rarely the need to follow up with a culture. The standard quick test will be positive with dead germ remnants so culture would be the test to do when needed. Recurrence would suggest a family member as a silent carrier. Congestion is not a reason to retest.

Answered 4/8/2019

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