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Hi I'm having dry cough for the last 20 days. I consult the doctor also there my cbc report came as 17500 total wbc count. After I took some antibiotic and my cbc count is reduced to 11500. But still my cough is there. Yesterday only have the sputum culture test for gram stain and afb stain. Result will get it on after three days only.
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it is very common for cough to persist for5-10days after the course of antibiotic is over.Further treatment will be guided by sputum reports,
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