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Orange phlegm do i neeed antibiotics?
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Depends: The decision to properly rx antibiotics would hopefully depend on the toal picture of a good history and physical, and a dr would need to rx them anyway, so get a good eval and you will have your answer. Best wishes.
Answered 12/31/2022
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