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Can i take cipro (ciprofloxacin) for a possible kidney infection and bactrim because i was diagnosed with the flu together ?
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Ciprofloxacin: Is good as a treatment for utis but Bactrim (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim) for influenza?
Answered 4/18/2018
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