A member asked:

What are the dangers of not taking your antibiotics for your sinus infection?

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Extension of infecti: If you have an infection, antibiotics are an assist to your body to eliminate the infection. Your body defenses are still present and you may defeat the infection without antibiotic help. The risks are that the infection may invade deeper, become chronic or set up scar tissue changes making you more symptomatic and more likely to get an infection in the future. There is a slight risk of invasio.

Answered 4/28/2012

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