If your child complains of a sore throat along with possibly fever, headache, stomach ache, nausea or vomiting, call our office to make an appointment to have your child tested for strep. For children older than 6 years, you can make a lab appointment by calling the nurses line. In this case, your child will be swabbed by our lab technician or nurse and a quick test is run. If it is positive, an prescription for antibiotics will be written. If it is negative, a culture will be performed and you will be notified the next day only if it is positive. If your child's strep test(s) are negative and sore throat persists after a few days or symptoms are worsening, call our office. For more information about strep throat, see the Patient education section of this web site.
