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Can antiviral medications increase the chance of secondary bacterial infections and sepsis?
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No: Unless you have a rare side effect and have suppression of your bone marrow and can not generate enough infection fighting cells.
Answered 3/3/2012
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Yes and no: Viral infection can exhaust your immune system and make you more susceptible to bacterial infections including sepsis. It is not the medications usually.
Answered 9/25/2012
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Not yet: No evidence in studies at this time check with your doc asap.
Answered 11/2/2012
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