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Re: tonstillitis

From: AnnMarie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 18 Apr 1998 09:55:30 -0500 (CDT)

At Sat, 18 Apr 1998, John Robertson M.D. wrote: >
>At Sat, 18 Apr 1998, AnnMarie wrote:
>>
>>I going thru yet another bout of STAPH tonsillitis w/fever. I am taking
>>Keflex 500mg and Tylenol #3. Could someone please tell me how
>>contagious this is, and how is it usually spread? I fear that I could
>>have infected my child's preschool class.
>
>Tonsillitis is more a result of the tonsills you have and your body's
>response to the bacteria. Although your child's preschool class may
>have been exposed to the bacteria, with you on keflex the chances are
>small. A small percentage of adults may need their tonsills out if they
>get recurrent infections.
>

Just one thing that I probably should have mentioned: I was the parent helper for the preschool class THE DAY that symptoms first appeared. I didn't start Keflex until about 11pm that night. 

--
AnnMarie



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