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A doctor at urgent care examined me real quick and said because i have had my cough and other symptoms for 5 weeks, i need to take antibiotics for bronchitis. should i take the medicine or wait it out and see if it gets better on its own?
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5 weeks of a cough is a chronic one. Even if it started as a viral URI, with time and inflammation,increases the chance of bacterial superinfection.The Doctor likely heard your breathing with the stethoscope and asked the key questions that made him realize you need antibiotics. Take the antibiotics as the Doctor recommended, and drink plenty of fluids to help with secretions.
Answered 5/29/2021
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