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My navel and nipple piercing are both infected. i have drank 3 doses of amoxcillin but it still ozzes pus. what should i do? can i drink azithromycin?
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See your doctor: If symptoms are persisting you may need a different antibiotic and for longer than 3 days. Please see your own physician about what to do next -- let him look at the infected sites to decide.
Answered 12/9/2013
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