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Why are metronidazole and doxycycline prescribed together?

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Dr. Matt Wachsman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

They work: on different std's and the std's taht one treats (trichomonas, and non-specific vaginosis) the other one doesn't (doxycycline works on most chlamydia and gonorrhea but not the other ones).

Answered 9/29/2020

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