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I took a course of clarithromycin 250mg for an ear infection. a week after the course i did some sti tests which came back negative. could the antibiotics have affected the results or cleared up something i did have unknowingly?

Q: i took a course of clarithromycin 250mg for an ear infection. a week after the course i did some sti tests which came back negative. could the antibiotics have affected the results or cleared up something i did have unknowingly?

: Yes, that's possible. Clarithromycin could have cured an unknown chlamydial infection, and maybe gonorrhea or syphilis.

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Yes, that's possible. Clarithromycin could have cured an unknown chlamydial infection, and maybe gonorrhea or syphilis.

Answered 9/19/2023

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A member asked:

I took a course of clarithromycin 250mg for an ear infection. a week after the course i did some sti tests which came back negative. could the antibiotics have affected the results or cleared up something i did have unknowingly?

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