C.'s mother asks when C. can return to day care. Which of these statements is your best
response?
a. "She should be able to return in about a week."
b. "She can return 24 hours after her last documented normal temperature."
c. "She can return 24 hours after she starts her antibiotics and is free of fever."
d. "She can return 48 hours after her last documented normal temperature."
c
Children can usually return to school or day care after having remained afebrile for 24 hours;
however, because she has streptococcal pharyngitis, even if she is free of fever for 24 hours, she must
have completed 24 hours of antibiotics. Children are considered to be no longer contagious after 24
hours of antibiotic treatment.
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