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Best antibiotics? to kill steph aueras mssa found in prostatic smear i used cipro (ciprofloxacin) 3 month bacteria doesn't come agn in test but symptoms still same

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Best antibiotic is: the one that is most sensitive, least resistant, least toxic to body, and least expensive one, as shown by C&s report. You should ask your doctor why you still have symptoms.

Answered 11/5/2014

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