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Is amoxicillin used to treat most stis and stds?

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STD treatments ?: STD's are treated by identification by culture and further lab determinations of sensitivity to a specific antibiotic. Viral STD's have a variety of antimicrobials used as well.

Dr Hickerson agreed

Answered 6/24/2019

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Hello I have recently had swollen lymph nodes in my neck. HIV test negative. Got some amoxicillin. Does that cure all std's or do I need more treatmen?

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