HI-
I have a 13 month old who has had strep for about a month. Its unclear as to weather or not it is just not going away or going away and coming back. The day after he is done with his meds we get him tested and he still has it which makes me believe its just not going away. He is on his 5th antibiotic and we are frustrated because we dont understand why it is not going away. Has anyone been through a similar situation?
*Note The 1st time he had strep he was on amox, then it was discovered he had an ear infection so he went on augmentin, the ear infection turned into a double ear infection so he went on zpack, then he went on ceftin when we realized he still had the strep, and just yesterday, he tested positive for it yet again (the day after he finished the ceftin) so the dr. put him on cleocin. If this doesnt take care of it we need to see an ENT but I am having issues getting an appointment with an ENT right away- I dont want to wait.
My daughter had the same thing happen when she was 5. It took months but the medicine did finally work. It is frustrating. My 19 year old daughter is away at college right now and she has been on meds since the beginning of Jan for a cold that has caused an ear infection, sinus infection, and now bronchitis. Sometimes it just seems the body takes longer to heal. Good luck!!!
Good lord! I would take him to another doctor! My son and I both had strep twice in December and the first part of January. Our antibiotics both times were for 10 days, so what's the deal with your son's antibiotics if he's been on FIVE already!?!? The second round we took was MUCH stronger than the regular penicillin they gave us the first time. In fact, my son refused to take it and would throw it up, so we had to take him for a shot. The shot did the trick though! Most antibiotics are to be taken for 10 days, so that alone isn't adding up. See someone else -strep can be really dangerous!
Something's not adding up here. So many antibiotics in such a short time. There seems to be a problem, either with the doctor not making you complete the entire regimen, or with a highly resistant strain of strep (which, ironically, is caused by excessive use of antibiotics).
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He's on his FIFTH antibiotic in a month? Something does not add up here - so maybe I'm presuming he has been given liquid meds?? Or has he received a shot or two of antibiotics? Do you know the meds given, the strengths as well?
i suggest that you have to go to a specialist not just a pediatrician.. try ent-pedia or cardio-pedia.. untreated tonsilitis may cause rheumatic fever or acute glomerulonephritis... if your baby has been on different antibiotics the strep can now be resistant to any low class antibiotic..
do not give medication unless the doc says so... its better to wait than to make mistake in the dosage...
My mom had strep throat for 9 months. The docs finally did a culture and tested different antibiotics in the lab. Then our whole family went on antibiotics in case we were carriers.
Good luck with your son!
We are going through this right now :( we did a round of Amox for my kids ages 5, 3, and 9mo while I was on augmentin ( I am allergic to Amox) day 10 my son had a reaction to amox and after day 10 my daughter 5 yr and myself tested positive again for strep...daughter got really sick again so now I started augmentin again and reacted to it and am now on something else she is on augmentin as to hopefully not react to amox. We are on our third week of strep and just our second dose, our current dose is only for 5 days so I can hear you. I don't know what is going on this is my first time ever (to my knowledge) that i have ever had strep...it is bad. :(
That sounds really strange...as mentioned before, treatments usually last 10 days, except zithromax, which is just 5 days, so how much time was the doctor waiting before changing antibiotics? You've got to give them a chance to work, so unless the baby was still ahviong fever or drainage from the ears or something, it seems unlikley they would have had to change the antibiotics so many times, without probably even completing one full course with one. Is the baby actually feeling/acting/looking sick? Where are the cultures taken from, the throat? or is it just a rapid strep test? They might be false positives, or the baby might just be a carrier. There is a blood test called ASO that can be done to check for titers related to strep. It is very uncommon for children under 2 to get strep in their throats, and the ear infections are mostly from a different kind of strep, but are moslty covered by the prevnar shots they get at 2,4, 6, and then a booster at 12-18 months...I would definitely get a second opinion from another pediatrician, if indeed you have a long wait before being able to go see an ENT.
My doctor said THE best thing for strep is penicillian. With the other conditions, I get the other antibotics but maybe they should try the penicillian so they can really attach the strep. Also, ut sounds like his immune system is low right now and just isn't fighting it off.
Go online and look up natural cures for strep. Garlic might be something worth looking into. Garlic kills about everything.
All those antibiotics are going to create disbiosis in the babie's gut. Once you loose some of those good base bacteria, it is very hard to get them back. Some of our base bacteria actually make our vitamin b. Good base bacteria keep us from getting over run with yeast infections. Give him live colustrum or live keifer from the health food store(in the fridge section) to bring back good bacteria.
