Strep Throat Castle Rock

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐭?
Strep throat is a bacterial infection caused by Group A Streptococcus.

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐃𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝?
✅Coughing or sneezing
✅Sharing items that touch the mouth, like water bottles, eating utensils, lip balm and other items or sneezing
✅Touching a contaminated surface or item and then touching your mouth or nose

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐭
✅Fever
✅Pain, especially when swallowing
✅Abrupt start of sore throat
✅White patches or pus on tonsils

𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐭
👉 A simple throat swab test detects strep. The back of the throat is swabbed then the swab is tested for the presence of Group A Strep. A rapid test provides quick, in-office results. If the rapid test is negative but the symptoms point to strep, a lab culture test can offer a more accurate result.

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐭
👉 When bacteria spread to other parts of the body, serious illness may occur. This is one reason it’s important to seek treatment quickly for strep throat symptoms.

𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬
👉 We recommend waiting to resume normal activities until you or your child no longer has a fever and has taken the prescribed antibiotics for at least 12 hours.

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