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How antibiotics work with immune system to clear a serious infection? with low immune sys can't rid infection & body can't use antibiotics effectively
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It's a partnership.: Antibiotics can slow down or kill bacteria, but there is a partnership between the drug and your immune system. To clear an infection optimally, the correct antibiotic must be selected and the immune system must help.
Answered 1/22/2013
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