In message <[log in to unmask]>, Mary Hawking
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>Sore throat or visibly inflammed tonsils? If the symptoms have been
>present for >48 hours and there's nothing much to see, I wouldn't give
>them either.. on the othr hand, if there is exhudative tonsillitis , I
>might very well.
>I only do investigations if it will influence my management.. there
>doesn't seem much point if I'm going to give an antibiotic anyway!
Nor if (like me) I'm not going to give an antibiotic whether beta-
haemolytic streps are cultured or not
Toby
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