It is generally recommended that a child with acute streptococcal pharyngitis can return to school:
a. when sore throat is better.
b. if no complications develop.
c. after taking antibiotics for 24 hours.
d. after taking antibiotics for 3 days.
ANS: C
After children have taken antibiotics for 24 hours, they are no longer contagious to other children. Sore throat may persist longer than 24 hours after beginning antibiotic therapy, but the child is no longer considered contagious. Complications may take days to weeks to develop.
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