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How long before the strep throat antibiotic shot is recieved will i feel better?

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Dr. Brian Affleck answered

Specializes in ENT and Head and Neck Surgery

Antibiotics: It won't be immediate, but usually within 1-2 days, you should start to feel some improvement. If you don't, you should be seen by your provider. In this case, your infection could possibly resistant to the antibiotics and you would need to be given another one.

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Answered 2/1/2018

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