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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]not to be the dumbass but why does something so mild need treatment at all?[/quote]

yes not all strep needs antibiotics![/quote]

Really? I've heard that for ear infections, but not for strep.[/quote]

NP here. Like 10% of kids are permanently colonized by strep A (the kind that causes strep throat) asymptomatically. Others can usually clear it with their immune systems. But if untreated it can sometimes develop into more severe disease.

I'm more on the side of taking a "wait and see" approach than asking for a culture every time, though. My brother was a strep carrier and my siblings and I were on antibiotics about every month for years because the dr would do a culture for him if he has anything (a cold, flu, allergies, etc) and prescribe them to the siblings, too. Finally ended when he cultured my bro at a well visit on my mom's insistence and was like "I'll be damned." All my siblings have issues with antibiotics (allergies, etc) due to being on them too much as children. We also struggle with weight (a side effect of overuse of abx), so I don't want my kids to go through that. It's a tough call sometimes.[/quote]

Interesting, PP! I hadn't realized. [/quote]

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