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Can the antibiotic bactrim (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim) ds be used to treat strep throat? will it cure strept.
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No: Bactrim (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim) does not treat strep.
Answered 6/28/2017
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No: Many antibiotics can cure strep throat, but Bactrim (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim) is definitely not one of them.
Answered 4/28/2018
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Bactrim (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim): It has no activity against group a strep.
Answered 4/10/2018
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