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A member asked:
Is amoixcillan good too take for any infection ?
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Not For Any Infectio: No Amoxicilin is not good for any infection and there is increasing resistance to Amoxicillin by many Bacteria
Answered 6/20/2016
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NO NO NO!!!: NO antibiotic is good to take for any infection. Many infections are caused by viruses & standard antibioitics won't help at all. Most antibiotics are ineffective for fungal & parasitic infections. Amoxicillin helps certain bacterial infections IF the particular strain of bacteria is sensitive to it. Taking amoxicillin when not really needed will do more harm than good by disrupting our GI flora.
Answered 11/28/2017
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Antibiotics: Antibiotics have specific indications based mainly on the site of the infection and the presumed bacteria found there. Two issues with Amoxicillin: (1) plenty of people are allergic to the penicillins, which limits its use societally, (2) there’s a good amount of bacterial resistance to Amoxicillin and other penicillins/cephalosporins. So Amoxicillin is not a universal antibiotic.
Answered 11/27/2017
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