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Treated clymidia azitromycin 1 dose 4 tabs , retested after 1 wk and is neg , how accurate is test after 1 wk and reliable ? do i need to retest? could this be too soon and a false negative

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Dr. Robert Uyeda answered

Pretty accurate,: pretty reliable, no, no, and no. If you took all of the tabs without problems and have no other symptoms, it is likely your problem has resolved.

Answered 8/1/2015

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A member asked:

Treated clymidia azitromycin 1 dose 4 tabs , retested after 1 wk and is neg , how accurate is test after 1 wk and reliable ? do i need to retest? could this be too soon and a false negative

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