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Suggest Better Treatment For Throat Infection And Swollen Tonsils
Hi I have a throat infection I've taken keflex and it hasn't seem to work I'm only getting worse my lymph nodes in my neck are very swollen and my tonsils are also swollen with white and yellow spots all over them . Also the pain tolerance is a 8 and its hard to swallow what should I do?
Tue, 13 May 2014
Hello,
You can change the antibiotic if there has been no relief.
You can take Amoxicillin with clavulinic acid ;or Levofloxacin medicine for the throat infection.
The most common organism casing the throat infection are usually sensitive to the above mentioned medicine.
In addition you need to take anti inflammatory enzymes or medicine.
In doubt do reply
You can change the antibiotic if there has been no relief.
You can take Amoxicillin with clavulinic acid ;or Levofloxacin medicine for the throat infection.
The most common organism casing the throat infection are usually sensitive to the above mentioned medicine.
In addition you need to take anti inflammatory enzymes or medicine.
In doubt do reply
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