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I bit my fingernails bad for years i write up with an infected hangnail i drained the pus pocket wyeth a sterile syringe but not sure which antibiotics to take i was taking amoxicillin but should i try bactrim or can i take them together ...also what els
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INFECTED HANGNAIL: WHO HAS BEEN TREATING YOU? YOU SHOULD SEE EITHER YOUR PCP OR A DERMATOLOGIST FOR THIS. MEANWHILE, SOAK IT IN RELATIVELY HOT WATER FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES AT LEAST THREE TIMES A DAY AND USE AN ANTIBIOTIC OINTMENT TO COVER IT. HOPE IT GETS BETTER SOON . . .
Answered 11/28/2017
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