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How would you treat a child who is a strep carrier and got an acute moderate pain in his throat. no fever and no other symptoms . still very active.would you do the swab and get the positive result and give antibiotic or would you treat as a virus?

Q: how would you treat a child who is a strep carrier and got an acute moderate pain in his throat. no fever and no other symptoms . still very active.would you do the swab and get the positive result and give antibiotic or would you treat as a virus?

: If the throat has typical signs of acute strep infection I will treat it empirically with antibiotic.

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Dr. Hiep Le answered

Specializes in Nephrology and Dialysis

If the throat has typical signs of acute strep infection I will treat it empirically with antibiotic.

Answered 9/12/2021

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A member asked:

How would you treat a child who is a strep carrier and got an acute moderate pain in his throat. no fever and no other symptoms . still very active.would you do the swab and get the positive result and give antibiotic or would you treat as a virus?

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