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Taking amox-clav 875mg/2x day/10 days for ngu. possibly exposed to syphilis within last week. is a-c also effective against syphilis at this dosage?
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Not recommended. : You should get blood test for syphillis and treated with penicillin if titers are positive.
Answered 11/30/2017
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