How long can someone be a carrier for strep throat without ever having actual symptoms?

I just read on line that a person can be a carrier of the bacteria but not actually feel the affects of strep.





I have made out with 2 guys in the last 3 months. After the 1st make out session for each, both ended up having strep throat 2 days later. I never ended up with it.





I'm wondering if I'm a carrier. The boyfriends ended up with strep 3 months apart. Could a person be a carrier of strep for this long?|||First person guessed correctly. You can always be a bacterial carrier. Some people are chronic staphylococcus carriers, too. You should see your doc, tell him/her about it, and have a throat culture taken. They should probably culture other areas, too, such as your skin, just so you can know whether you are a carrier.





As an infection control coordinator at a hospital, I once did nasal, throat, and skin cultures on every employee to see who carried what! (And what a job that was!)|||hella long time