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A member asked:

I have been on antibiotics since november. now leu is high but nitrates are ok. i feel ok. does that mean continuous antibiotics?

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Dr. Sean Ray answered

Impossible to say: Without knowing the reason you're on antibiotics, and which medication you're taking, it's difficult to impossible to say whether or not you'll need longer term continuous antibiotics.

Dr Feola and another doctor agreed

Answered 4/12/2016

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Is econazole nitrate cream safe to use on a 15 month-old for yeast infection caused by antibiotics?

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I had a urine culture done. Showed no infection. Nitrates are neg but leukocytes pos. I have all the classic symptoms of a uti. I'm on antibiotics but still feel pain. Urgency, freq, pain, etc.

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Should I remain on antibiotics following 3 day Cipro (ciprofloxacin) treatment completion for UTI if a home test indicates positive leukocytes but negative nitrate?

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I completed a course of antibiotics(levoquin)for a kidney infection. Almost 3 weeks later and Im having frequency to urinate.Took a azo test, positive for leukocytes negative for nitrates, could I still have an infection?

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Why would I still have nitrate and leukocytes present in my urine dipstick result after antibiotic treatment ?

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