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A member asked:

If you take antibiotics 3 days for a uti how long does it take to go away ?

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Symptoms should be : Be gone and infection should be gone if it was designed to take for 3 days if u still have sxs please see your doc as it could have been resistant to the med and u may need a different one.

Dr Baez and another doctor agreed

Answered 8/27/2013

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Dr. Bryan Treacy answered

Specializes in Gynecology

Variable: Usually the antibiotics continue to work past the three days. Usually resolution takes 7-10 days in total.

Answered 9/21/2015

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