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What medicine do i need to take i am recently diagnose of basal pneumonitis?

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Dr. Ratna Dhingra answered

Antibiotic: you need to mlet your dr decide which antibitic is best for this infection.this is serious--let your dr decide this.

Answered 9/20/2017

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