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Does using antibiotics make a fungal infection worse while killing your bacteria?
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Exacerbate fungus: Corticosteroids typically make fungal infections of the skin worse. Antibiotics typically have no effect on fungus, but commonly can cause vaginal yeast infections.
Answered 8/17/2016
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