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Throat/bronchial infection treatable with amoxacillin?

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Dr. Joel Gallantanswered

Infectious Disease 38 years experience

Not usually: Most throat and and bronchial infections are caused by viruses, which cannot be treated with antibiotics. In those cases, Amoxicillin is a placebo. However, it would work if you had strep throat.

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