It is comforting to know that I won't get rheumatic fever. Thank you so very much for your information. This could be recurrent oral herpes with a different presentation. I do have one patient who continues to develop strep infections and we have never found the answer. By the way, if your md thinks that the chlorine in toothpaste will control the bacteria, I would find another md.
Dogs can be carriers also.
Sometimes easier to just treat them. The first time I was on amoxicillan, 2nd time on penicillin, and now I'm on Augmentin 875 for 10 days. Should I be on Augmentin longer than the 10 days since there is an obvious problem with getting rid of this germ. When should I follow up with the doctor to see if it's been irradicated or should I just wait until I get a sore throat again as I've been doing. Also, what are my chances of getting Rheumatic heart disease or liver damage from having this strep in my system for so long.