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A 41-year-old female asked:

chst infect 1mnth. 3 antibiotics. now on doxycycline (helping) 2 tabs to go.was this mrsa? white phlegm, sob and residual chest pain. what action

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Dr. Atique Mirza answered

Cardiology 31 years experience

Not necessarily: Only sputum culture can answer this question.

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