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Are Antibiotics Effective for Treating Asthma?

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Has any asthma patient feels any improvement after taking any antibiotic medicine? After a research on this issue, there has been recently a presentation on this stating that taking antibiotic is good for the treatment of asthma.
asked Jan 19, 2011 by anonymous

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Of course not. Take note that bacteria is not the causative agent of asthma. Asthma is triggered due to the constriction of your bronchioles and not because your lungs were invaded by bacteria. Antibiotics are used for bacterial infection only.
answered Jan 19, 2011 by Pogiponti Helpful Soul (138 points)
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