Can you take cephalosporins for a sore throat?

Patients with sore throat, whether to take cephalosporin drugs, need to be based on the cause of the disease to decide, as follows: First, it is recommended to take cephalosporin drugs: sore throat, if due to bacterial infections caused by, you can take cephalosporin drugs appropriately. If it is due to cold, rain and other triggering factors under the influence of the body’s immunity continues to decline, by the bacterial infection caused by laryngitis, sore throat, can be appropriate to take cephalosporin drugs to kill bacteria, can control the inflammation, reduce the swelling of the throat. Second, it is not recommended to take cephalosporins: If the inflammation is caused by viral infection, it is not recommended to take cephalosporins at this time because they are ineffective for viral infection. Patients can take antiviral drugs early, such as ribavirin, oseltamivir, transfer factor and so on.