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Child is strep carrier, without symptoms. what do you suggest?

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Strep carrier: If a child is a carrier of strep then he or she has to be treated with a full course of penicillin to eliminate the strep, because he can infect other children he is in contact with and the adults as well.

Answered 12/12/2017

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Nothing: Well children can sometimes test positive for strep. See http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/225243-treatment#showall

Answered 10/1/2015

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