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Swollen lymph nodes due to infection will antibiotic get the lymph nodes to go down?'
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Yes, with correct: antibiotic. If the antibiotic is effective against the organism causing the lymph node infection, the swelling of the nodes will subside.
Answered 10/22/2015
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