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Ent prescribed oral liquid budesonide, levaquin (levofloxacin) and a chelating agent to add to my neil med rinse. what does the chelating agent do?
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Disrupts biolfilms: The theory is that in a sinus that is colonized with certain bacteria, the bacteria can form a layer that resists antibiotics form penetrating into it. Chelating agents my disrupt this layer and improve the resolution of the infection.
Answered 7/21/2017
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