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If u have pneumonia or walking pneumonia will antibiotics help get rid of it? how long for u get better after taking antibiotics? what else need to do
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Yes.: Pneumonia of any type, bacterial in origin, needs antibiotics and has to be the proper one. It is difficult to predict how soon people get well, but if treated properly, a person must be better in 48 hours. Good expectoration of secretion is necessary.
Answered 11/27/2017
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