Strep "carrier"

[matis_mom]

Our whole family keeps coming up positive for strep with no symptoms other than Pixie's slight exacerbations and knee pain. We cannot get off of antibiotics long enough to get a test before she is already flaring again and we repeat the cycle. My family dr says it is rare that you can actually clear someone who is a carrier, but that it is probably me since I have a long history with strep. I'm not sure though because I am the one with the history, true, but I always (that I know of) had severe sore throat with strep and was able to tell when I had it.

 

DH, on the other hand, has NO history with strep and comes up more strongly positive than anyone else in the family. That makes me think HE is the carrier, not me.

 

It's confusing!

Wow, you guys are still dealing with this, huh? I just got a call from the doctor... my ASO is down to 167 (from 250) I am not on antibiotics right now. Should I ask for another round? I had 6 days of Augmentin plus 20 days of Biaxin.