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Will clyndamdicyn work for whooping cough?
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Wrong antibiotic: The treatment for pertussis (whooping cough) is azithromycin, clarithromycin, erythromycin, or sometimes trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (bactrim), but not clindamycin.
Answered 11/10/2013
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