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Can strep throat be treated completely by taking co azithromycin 250 for five days? this antibiotic is harmful to my baby? i am 35 weeks.
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Yes: Antibiotics are generally safe for unborn babies. Your doctor wouldn't have given it to you otherwise. Don't worry and rest up!
Answered 2/9/2016
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