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Does clindimycin get rid of bronchitis?

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Dr. Joel Gallant answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Not a good choice: In most cases, antibiotics, which treat bacterial diseases, are not recommended for bronchitis, which is usually a viral infection. In the rare case where i treat bronchitis with an antibiotic, i would not use clindamycin.

Answered 3/31/2016

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Not a good choice.: Clindamycin would not be very effective against the bacterial that cause acute bronchitis. Besides that, bronchitis is viral 95% of the time, so chances are you wouldn't need any antibiotic at all. Doctors often prescribe one to cover all the bases, if you will, but not Clindamycin.

Answered 1/10/2016

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