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Is amoxicillin used to get rid of a boil?
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No: Antibiotics generally can't be used to treat boils, which usually have to be opened and drained. In addition, boils usually are caused by staph aureus, and Amoxicillin doesn't treat staph.
Answered 11/18/2018
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