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Dry cough for more than 3 weeks

2017-10-01 08:57:47
Have been coughing for around 3 weeks..have taken antibiotic along with cough syrup. It reduces then. But still not able to recover fully
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Any cough more than 2wks, need sputum test for AFB n gram stain

Answered2017-10-01 12:05:28

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