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Antibiotics and STD test

I'm starting to use amoxociline now for a tooth infection, 4 tablets of 500mg per day for 5 days. Will it be possible that, due to the antibiotic, I will get a false positive on my STD tests in 8 days or can it only cause false negatives?

I know already that it will not influence the results of an hiv test.

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101028 tn?1419603004
if you test negative for std's, nothing to worry about.  the whole point of if you had one or not is kinda moot if it was treated and is no longer there. make sense?
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could someone please answer my last question?
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Thank you.

Is it possible that any std I might have will dissapear due to the antibitiotics use, and I thus will never find out I ever had one if I do a test in a few weeks?
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101028 tn?1419603004
correct - won't affect hiv testing.

alcohol won't affect your std testing either.

some of the bacterial std's might be partially treated with amoxicillin hence my recommendations.
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Forgot to ask for which STD's it could cause a false negative ?
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Thans for your answer!
Am I right that antibiotics will not influence the result of the hiv test in any way ?
And will alcohol the day before the test influence the hiv test result?

Thanks again
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101028 tn?1419603004
no it will not cause false positives on your std testing.  

it can cause a false negative for a few std's, if you are concerned, wait a few weeks after you stopped the antibiotics for your std testing.

grace
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