Can you test positive for strep after treatment?

If a carrier gets a sore throat illness caused by a virus, the rapid strep test can be positive. In these cases it can be hard to know what is causing the sore throat. If someone keeps getting a sore throat after taking the right antibiotics, they may be a strep carrier and have a viral throat infection.

Can you get strep again right after antibiotics?

Yes. Some people tend to get strep throat more than others and a common way to get strep again is if it is not cured after the first course of antibiotic treatment. If you have had strep throat 7 or more times in one year, your physician will most likely recommend performing a tonsillectomy.

Will strep test be negative after antibiotics?

Results: Seventeen (36.2%) of the 47 patients had a positive culture the morning after initiating antibiotic therapy. However, thirty-nine (83%) of the patients became “culture negative” within the first 24 hours.

How long is strep test positive after treatment?

Depending on the individual, and their compliance with antibiotic therapy, the antigen may remain present for 2-3 weeks after the initiation of antibiotic treatment, even though the patient’s signs and symptoms of pharyngitis are gone.

Can strep throat come back?

Compromised Immune System: In people who have an underlying condition that weakens the immune system, even a relatively simple bacterial infection like strep throat can be prone to recurring again and again.

Can strep come back a week later?

Can you reinfect yourself with strep?

It is possible to reinfect yourself with a bacterial illness. If, for example, you have strep and your toothbrush has been colonized by the strep bacteria, you can get strep again.

Why is rapid strep negative but culture positive?

If you or your child has a positive result on a rapid strep test, it means you have strep throat or another strep A infection. No further testing will be needed. If the rapid test was negative, but the provider thinks you or your child might have strep throat, he or she may order a throat culture.