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Can 250mg prophylactic cephalexin nightly kill off good bacteria from probiotics and kefir? am i wasting my time?
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Likely not with this low dose; however, suppressive treatment for recurrent UTI with low dose Cephalexin will fail sooner or later, especially in adult.
Answered 5/4/2021
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