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Would low dose long term/ ongoing use of antibiotics help with reducing frequency of infections associated with bronchiectasis ?
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Possibly: We do use long term antibiotics for certain disease states including copd, bronchiectasis, and immune deficiency states.
Answered 9/4/2016
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