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Taking azithromycin for reasons unrelated to gardnerella vaginalis overgrowth, which i have. would azithromycin have a tangential beneficial effect in killing gardnerella too? (previously failed mtz, waiting for test of cure after clindamycin cream)?
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Azithromycin does not have any effect on Gardnerella Vaginalis by my knowledge.
Answered 8/24/2022
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