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High ASO but negative throat culture

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alaskayoung
alaskayoung

I've been dealing with a high ASO titre for almost a year and a half and I'm finally getting my tonsils removed next month. All of the doctors I've been to agreed that the reason is probably streptococcus and since I've been taking penicillin for over a year and still nothing changes, a tonsillectomy is probably the only answer. However, I was wondering, is it possible to still have strep even if my throat culture is negative? I don't understand, I've never had any problems with sore throat, my tonsils are almost never sore and even if they are, I'm always getting better in just a few days, so I am not the classical "you must take your tonsils out" case. The only "symptom" I have is the high ASO titer, it's usually around 700. My main question is, how is it possible to have strep, if all the throat cultures I did were negative? I'm a 22 year old female. 

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