Antibiotics for tonsillitis Posted: 02-07-08 04:53am
Hey. I was wondering, I've been put on a
week on a mix of antibiotics for
tonsillitis; in your experience, how long
does it take until the white spots/pus on
the tonsils are removed? Also, how long
will it take until one finds a noticeble
difference in how they feel?
I'm on my 4th day (morning) and I have yet
to see any major improvements. I started
them Monday afternoon, on Wednesday I
still felt the same so I rang my doctor
who put me on a week of penisillin in
addition to the distaclor. What can I
expect?
Acute pus tonsillitis is usually provoked
by the bacterium Streptococcus pyogenes.
Tonsillitis caused by Streptococcus is
usually treated over 10 days with
penicillin. Although you can feel an
improvement in the symptoms within about
4-5 days, 10 days treatment is the time
required for eradicating the Streptococci
bacteria completely. If tonsillitis is
caused by another bacterium that is
equally sensitive to the antibiotics, you
can expect an even faster recovery.
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