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A member asked:

I have chickenpox (4 days in) and my doc prescribe me cefpo200. i've been told your aren't supposed to take antibiotics.what should i do?

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Hard to say: Some people get a secondary staph infection in their chickenpox lesions and this may be either something they saw or expect.It might help if that was the case. Otherwise it is unnecessary.

Dr Dosanjh agreed

Answered 12/16/2016

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