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I have a middle ear infection and my doctor changed the antibiotic from biaxin to cipro (cipro (ciprofloxacin)floxacin) because it didn't help. will cipro (ciprofloxacin) cure it?
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Unaswerable: Without knowing what is in the middle ear fluid, it is impossible to answer your question. Cipro (ciprofloxacin) is an adequate antibiotic, but if you are not allergic to penicillin, Augmentin is the drug of choice. If the cause of the fluid in the middle ear is the result of a virus, no antibiotic will help. Your question is unanswerable because we do not know if there is a bacteria in the middle ear.
Answered 10/31/2017
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