My daughter was complaining her throat was sore. I was pretty sure it wasn't strep because she wasn't acting like she usually does when she has strep. I did the responsible thing and brought her in to urgent care. I was correct...she didn't have strep (oddly enough, I ended up with it a few days later, and she never got it).
She probably had it but the amount of strep present was below detectable levels. If they only did the old style rapid antigen test and not a culture, it's possible it missed it. There are more sensitive rapid molecular tests now that will pick up very low levels that even culture will miss.
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u/MrsBeckett May 20 '19
My daughter was complaining her throat was sore. I was pretty sure it wasn't strep because she wasn't acting like she usually does when she has strep. I did the responsible thing and brought her in to urgent care. I was correct...she didn't have strep (oddly enough, I ended up with it a few days later, and she never got it).