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Antibiotics Cure Up To 70 Percent Of Patients With Appendicitis

By Hank Campbell in Science 2.0
May 18, 2015
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Submitted by Hank on Mon, 05/18/2015 - 14:30
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Five small studies indicate antibiotics can cure some patients with appendicitis; about 70 percent of patients who took pills did not need surgery.

Antibiotics Resurface as Alternative to Removing Appendix - Gina Kolata, New York Times

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