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> Why? It's not rocket science, and it's not like this is a complex decision that you couldn't adequately make after 15 of Internet searching.

If you've got a tonsillitis (one of the most common reasons for getting antibiotics), how to you find out whether it's the bacterial or the viral type?

[otikik]

> how to you find out whether it's the bacterial or the viral type?

You google more strongly.

[otabdeveloper1]

Presumably, by getting a bacterial test. That's done in a lab and isn't a doctor's job.

[mschuster91]

Don't need a lab test for this one, there's a swipe test to determine if it's viral or bacterial.

Source: had about 40 or more in my life, was prone to tonsilitis for ages.

[sgift]

The doctors job is to decide which lab tests are needed based on checks they can do and their expertise.