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Culture Suggests Heavy Mixed Respitory Flora For White Patches Behind The Tonsils.
I had white patches in the area behind the tonsils. Hard to swollo and could not taste anything and tested negative to strep throat and culture, but on the second test I tested negative first rep again but the culture said I had heavy mixed respitory flora
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Tue, 9 Jul 2013
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Hello
Most of the times the throat swab is likely to report as mixed flora, and this is a normal phenomenon, however based on your symptoms i would like you to consider starting an antibiotic and warm salt water gargles!
Please meet your ent doctor.
Thanks
Most of the times the throat swab is likely to report as mixed flora, and this is a normal phenomenon, however based on your symptoms i would like you to consider starting an antibiotic and warm salt water gargles!
Please meet your ent doctor.
Thanks
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