Re: strep throat

From: Steven Bornfeld (dentaltwinnospam_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 07/30/04 

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 14:41:04 -0400

gavpwr@yahoo.com wrote:
> I have strep throat, or some other sort of throat infection. I haven't
> gotten the results back from the lab yet. I am taking pennicillin and
> advil. It is very painful to swallow, even my saliva. Is it ok to keep
> spitting out my saliva or is it important that i swallow this stuff in
> order to get better?

        Don't spit it in anyone ELSE's direction!
        Our pediatrician used some immunologic test on a culture, and got an
immediate result. Any reason to wait for a traditional culture?
(unless patient doesn't respond to antibiotic therapy)?

Steve