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Er for severe uti/possible kidney infection? what antibiotics will they give me intravenously?

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Dr. Raj Singh answered

Ciprofloxacin: Ciprofloxacin is commonly used drugs for kidney infection caused pyelonephritis.

Answered 6/24/2014

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