 [ Symptoms ] how soon after strep can i go to work  started as pnuemonia then 2 weeks later i got the white spot and raw hamburger looking tonsils i have been in augmentin now for 6 weeks not much change what else is there  [ Disease ] if you have been on augmentin for six weeks it is not likely that you have strep the amoxicillin in the augmentin would have handled that weeks ago did you have a throat culture to prove that you have strep if not you may not even have it a white spot is not a diagnostic sign of strep typically someone with strep throat can go to work or school about 24 hours after taking antibiotics assuming they are feeling better