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Strep throat - still have fevers after 52 hours. what can i do?
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Depends..: Fevers can take around 4 days to stop after taking abx. As long as your pain isn't a lot worse and you can take fluids well, just cont your abx. If you are not better in another 2-3 days, call your doc.
Answered 4/21/2014
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