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Strep throat&been on antibiotics since monday night, 48hrs.i'm taking amoxicillian 500mg, 3xday & just started medrol (methylprednisolone) tonight. am i still contagious?
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Unlikely: People are not considered contagious starting 24 hrs after they start their antibiotics. To date, group a strep has been universally sensitive to the penicillin group of meds so your treatment should fix the problem.
Answered 4/18/2013
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