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Strep Throat
Alternate Names : Pharyngitis - Streptococcal, Streptococcal Pharyngitis
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Strep Throat Prevention
Avoid close contact with those who are contagious. People with strep should stay home from school, daycare, or work until they have been on antibiotics for 24 hours.
Get a new toothbrush after you are no longer contagious, but before finishing the antibiotics. Otherwise the bacteria can live in the toothbrush and re-infect when the antibiotics are done. Also, keep your family's toothbrushes and utensils separate, unless they have been washed.
If repeated cases of strep still occur in a family, you might check to see if someone is a strep carrier. Carriers have strep in their throats, but the bacteria do not make them sick. Sometimes, treating them can prevent others from getting strep throat.
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• Definition
• Strep Throat Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Strep Throat Symptoms & Signs
• Strep Throat Prevention
• Strep Throat Diagnosis & Tests
• Strep Throat Treatment
• Strep Throat Prognosis
• Strep Throat Complications
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
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Review Date : 11/24/2003
Reviewed By : Alan Greene, M.D., F.A.A.P., Department of Pediatrics, Stanford School of Medicine; Lucile Packard Children's Hospital; Chief Medical Officer, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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