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What is best family antibiotic for a male having recessive polycystic kidney disease with a gfr of 114ml/min?

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Antibiotic pkd: Depends upon where the infection resides. For a kidney infection, take ciprofloxacin. For respiratory infection, take azithromycin. For bowel infection, cipro and flagyl. For skin infection, cephalosporin. Avoid gentamicin, bactrim, (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim) other sulfa.

Answered 8/31/2014

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