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Suggest Treatment For Strep Throat While On Amoxicillin

My 18 year old son got diagnosed with strep throat and was given amoxicillin. It didn t clear it up so the college clinic gave him Azithromycin. After taking it, he went back and they said it looked better and gave him 3 more Azithromycin pills. He has now completed that and still doesn t feel like his old self. He still has some of the white gunk and feels tired. He plays football and is new to college so I expect some of that. What do we do next? Also, the nurse said his tonsil swelling may not go all the way down because of scarring. I had never heard that before. Is that a real thing?
Thu, 9 Nov 2017
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Hi..
Thanks for the query..

Your explanation is clearly pointing towards bacterial throat Infection or Strep throat..
White gunk can be due to pus pocket formation secondary to bacterial Infection..

If the infection is not resolved with Amoxicillin and Azithromycin you can walk in and get a throat swab culture done..

It will help in ruling out the exact strain of bacteria that is involved in infection.

Once the bacterial is ruled out then appropriate antibiotics can be advised accordingly..
Along with it take anti inflammatory painkillers like Ibuprofen..
Do warm saline gargles..
Suck numbing lozenges like Cepacol..
Do antiseptic mouthwash gargles..

Hope this helps..

Regards..

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Suggest Treatment For Strep Throat While On Amoxicillin

Hi.. Thanks for the query.. Your explanation is clearly pointing towards bacterial throat Infection or Strep throat.. White gunk can be due to pus pocket formation secondary to bacterial Infection.. If the infection is not resolved with Amoxicillin and Azithromycin you can walk in and get a throat swab culture done.. It will help in ruling out the exact strain of bacteria that is involved in infection. Once the bacterial is ruled out then appropriate antibiotics can be advised accordingly.. Along with it take anti inflammatory painkillers like Ibuprofen.. Do warm saline gargles.. Suck numbing lozenges like Cepacol.. Do antiseptic mouthwash gargles.. Hope this helps.. Regards..