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How can cbc be affected by antibiotics ?
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The White Blood (WBC: cell count if elevated due to INFECTION and the INFECTION is controlled or eliminated that count may DROP! The Red Blood Cel count (RBC) should not change! Hope this helps Dr Z
Answered 1/22/2017
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