strep throat-non PANDA

[patty]

Hi all,

 

I am mostly on the tics/tourette board and am not too famililar w/PANDA protocols.

 

My son came down w/strep this week for the first time, so he is on amoxicillin.

 

Questions:

 

1. when should i have him retest for "strep" after the full course of antibiotics? I don't want to do it too soon and have a false negative.

 

2. if my son tested positive for strep after amox., do i ask for another antibiotic? what is the antibiotic of choice at this time?

 

2. my son has been ticcing since 3 yrs ago, and has very minimal & infrequent tics now. since he has strep, does it mean he can be PANDA?

 

3. can someone with tics/TS come down w/"strep" and not PANDA?

 

4. what is a good probiotic to give while on antibiotics? there are so many different strains?! are there particular good bacterias that i should consider?

 

pls help! thx you so much!

 

Pat

[peglem]

Hi all,

 

I am mostly on the tics/tourette board and am not too famililar w/PANDA protocols.

 

My son came down w/strep this week for the first time, so he is on amoxicillin.

 

Questions:

 

1. when should i have him retest for "strep" after the full course of antibiotics? I don't want to do it too soon and have a false negative.

 

2. if my son tested positive for strep after amox., do i ask for another antibiotic? what is the antibiotic of choice at this time?

 

2. my son has been ticcing since 3 yrs ago, and has very minimal & infrequent tics now. since he has strep, does it mean he can be PANDA?

 

3. can someone with tics/TS come down w/"strep" and not PANDA?

 

4. what is a good probiotic to give while on antibiotics? there are so many different strains?! are there particular good bacterias that i should consider?

 

pls help! thx you so much!

 

Pat

 

1. I'd retest @ 2 weeks after finishing Abx.

2. Zithromax is the best antibiotic I've personally encountered.

2. (the 2nd one) Strep + ticcing does not necessarily = PANDAS. PANDAS would be the very abrupt onset of tic/ocd in the face of a strep infection.

3. Yes

4. We get good results with S-Boulardii, but are on rx nystantin.

[patty]

peglem,

 

Thx for your reply.

 

Pat