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If a person is sick with a penicillin resistant bacteria & that person is allergic to sulpha drugs, what are the choices for antibiotics?
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See details: The organism will be tested to see which antibiotics it is sensitive to and that will determine the choice. Ask that question to your doctor.
Answered 4/15/2014
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