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What antibiotics do i need for a kidney infection?

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Depends on culture: Usually a urine culture is sent before antibiotics are started. If no culture data were available, Ciprofloxacin or Levofloxacin would be a good choice. But there are plenty of resistant strains out there. Best to get a culture!

Dr Boren agreed

Answered 6/27/2014

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