LogFAQs > #901163295

fwiw, and to back up coffeebeanz on this, i've had many genuine bacterial infections over the years (way more than a person should--my parents had some serious household issues), and the usual advice from my doctors was pretty consistent: wait several weeks to see if cold symptoms go away on their own with sufficient bedrest + fluids.

if they do not, generally broad spectrum antibiotics get prescribed. if i have had a cold for 3 weeks or more i get them no questions asked.
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