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On antibiotics ciprofloxacin 500mg twice a day for 10 days to treat prostatitis. will this medicine cover stds, if there is any?

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Not reliable: Ciprofloxacin is not recommended for any STD. It would often cover gonorrhea, but not always. It is ineffective against chlamydia. Also ineffective against syphilis, and no antibiotic works for herpes -- but these don't cause prostatitis-like symptoms.

Answered 3/3/2016

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