Tolerance To Keflex?

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Hi, I have been taking 500mg 4 times per day for 8 weeks for a potential osteomylitis. My concern is if my body is building a tolerance to the Keflex. The infection is still present, and although it has diminished somewhat has not gone away.

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It isn't that you really build a tolerance to an antibiotic, it's that the bacteria can develop antibiotic resistance.

However, that shouldn't be a concern after just this short of a time period, that usually occurs with long-term use or repeated use of the same antibiotic.

When will your doctor be checking the infection, again?

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Thanks for your response. I saw the microbioligist this past Monday and he changed the antibiotics to another one in the same "family" and I will have to take it for another 28 days at least. He also confirmed that the MRI I had shows osteomylitis

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