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Are Cough And Fever Over A Couple Of Months Due To Strep Throat?

My son has visitation with his son one weekend a month. For the last seven months, his son has come sick. Cough, fever, not feeling well. His other family is constantly ill. They have a 5, 3 1.5 and newborn. We suspected that either strep was never healing in my grandson, of he because of poor hygene at the other home, was becoming reinfected. Today, we took him into urgent care and a short test, determined Strep a. He received Amox. This will have to go home with him and hopefully compliance will be high. I have been sick numberous time days after his visits. This last time costing me $170 dollars for antibiotics, as I developed pnemonia. Not only do I not want to be ill, I have another grandson I visit with Hemophilia B, and I cannot be sick or get him sick as he is in and out of the hospital. How do I best help my son and myself to monitor my grandsons Strep propensity to see if he is a carrier, even when well? I also do not want him to have to take antibiotics consistently. Mn concerned Grandmother and mother of three.
Mon, 3 Feb 2014
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Hello

Welcome in H.C.M.

I have gone through your query regarding persisting prolong effect of strep infection of your grandson.

In connection to your query I would like to say strep infection in the body may persist for a long time if it is not taken care of properly and it's prolong stay in the body as well as reinfection is always dangerous due to it's complications in heart, joints and kidney.

Here it is strongly recommended for culture and sensitivity of throat swab and choose the antibiotic accordingly for full coarse and after 3 days of complication of course repeat the culture till it is reported as sterile, only this way you may be assure for eradication of infection.

Secondarily your grandson remain in infection for two and half months so it becomes necessary to investigate him for cardiac, renal and orthopedic complications.

I think above answers your query.

Regards.
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Are Cough And Fever Over A Couple Of Months Due To Strep Throat?

Hello Welcome in H.C.M. I have gone through your query regarding persisting prolong effect of strep infection of your grandson. In connection to your query I would like to say strep infection in the body may persist for a long time if it is not taken care of properly and it s prolong stay in the body as well as reinfection is always dangerous due to it s complications in heart, joints and kidney. Here it is strongly recommended for culture and sensitivity of throat swab and choose the antibiotic accordingly for full coarse and after 3 days of complication of course repeat the culture till it is reported as sterile, only this way you may be assure for eradication of infection. Secondarily your grandson remain in infection for two and half months so it becomes necessary to investigate him for cardiac, renal and orthopedic complications. I think above answers your query. Regards.