i think my son has this....should he get his tonsils out?

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i think my son has this....should he get his tonsils out?

Kari Anderson says:

August 19, 2015 at 1:09 PM

My son has sore throats all the time, but it comes up negative for strep.Hhe's scheduled to get his tonsils out on Aug 26th, does he need to do that if he has this infection? What kind of doctor will do tests for it, and what is the medicine he needs to take?
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- Jim McMannamy on Fusobacterium necrophorum often causes severe sore throats in young adults
  
  Jim McMannamy says:
  
  August 27, 2015 at 11:46 AM
  
  If his tonsils are enlarged, having them removed will help him be more comfortable if/when he gets sick in the future. My 5-year-old's are almost completely blocking his airway as he fights some sort of infection. F. Nechrophorum won't show up on a strep test; a blood culture is probably required to identify it. If the test is positive, it requires IV antibiotics, so probably a week or so in the hospital.
  
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