A 18-year-old female asked:
Ive been prescribed nitrofurantoin for a water infection and am also having a std test (chlamydia) on monday. can i start the antibiotics now or will it interfere with the results of the std test?
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Dr. Kelly Murphyanswered
Emergency Medicine 6 years experience
Nitrofurantoin will not interfere with your chlamydia (or gonorrhea) test. It is not the appropriate antibiotic for STI's and should not have any effect on those tests.
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Dr. Hunter Handsfield commented
Infectious Disease 55 years experience
Chlamydia often causes the same symptoms as urinary tract ("water") infection. But if you do have a UTI, the first choice chlamydia antibiotic (doxycycline) probably will also cure the UTI.
Aug 19, 2022
Dr. Birendra Tandananswered
Urology 36 years experience
It will not interfere as nitrofurantoin is limited to the urine.
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Answered Aug 22, 2022
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