
Suggest Treatment For Fever And Cough

Fever
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Hello. I just read through your question. I agree with everything your pediatrician has done so far. He was right to wait a few more days before starting the amoxicillin, especially with a blood test that indicated virus. He was right for choosing amoxicillin as the antibiotic. There are times however that amoxicillin doesn't work, usually because of a mildly resistant strain of bacteria.
The first thing to be done at this point is another physical exam. Exams, especially on children, frequently evolve and can be different from one day to the next. They may choose to repeat the blood test and that would be ok but not vital. If there was any test I would consider running if the physical exam didn't offer any clue, it would be a chest x-ray. Keep in mind, however, that simply changing the antibiotic to something stronger, or just in a different class, would also be appropriate.

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