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I was prescribed keflex (500 mg 10 days)for uti symptoms. if it turns out to be a std could this antibiotic clear it up? or cause an inaccurate tests

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Dr. John Chiu answered

Depends: On what kind of STD. Keflex does not cover many STDs and thus you will need to be sure that your problem has been treated properly. It may affect culture test for bacteria when you are on an antibiotic- > false negative.

Answered 10/8/2016

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