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Severe pneumonia/sepsis with vats surgery to remove pleural abscess. after hospitalization/iv abx 2 weeks, home now on oral abx and improving but night sweats continue (no fevers), strep pneumo bacteria was confirmed. go back to hospital or ok?
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No need to go back to hospital but to your treating doc for further care
Answered 6/14/2023
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