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Is Frequently Occurring Cough Contagious?

I ve had a chronic cough off and on for about 2 years. Primary doctor sent me to and ENT. The ENT left me a voice mail on my home phone. It s after hours, so I can t call them till tomorrow morning.They said they sent a RX to my pharmacy for Bactrim DS and Bactroban nasal ointment, but they haven t gotten the scrip yet. Am I contagious? I m supposed to go out on a date Wednesday. Should I call and cancel?Thanks,Mark
Wed, 24 Dec 2014
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Infectious Diseases Specialist,  's  Response
Thanks for your query at HCM!
You are suffering from chronic cough and getting treatment with mupirocin and septran is not helping you.
I suggest you need proper evaluation to find etiology.
Do you have productive cough with sputum?
Is there wheeze?
Post nasal drip?
Get complete haemogram, ESR, sputum culture/sensitivity, CT Scan, etc to find the cause.
Yes it may be contagious if you have infection (TB, etc) until unless proved otherwise.
Take care!
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Is Frequently Occurring Cough Contagious?

Thanks for your query at HCM! You are suffering from chronic cough and getting treatment with mupirocin and septran is not helping you. I suggest you need proper evaluation to find etiology. Do you have productive cough with sputum? Is there wheeze? Post nasal drip? Get complete haemogram, ESR, sputum culture/sensitivity, CT Scan, etc to find the cause. Yes it may be contagious if you have infection (TB, etc) until unless proved otherwise. Take care!