Brief Answer: Still believes it is pneumonia Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for posting on XXXXXXX It seems to me that you have not been completely cured from the pneumonia. From this point, I will recommend you get a chest x-ray to actually get the confirmation it is pneumonia or lung diseases. If you are feeling chest pain plus symptoms of flu, then it is evident that you have a respiratory tract infection and most probably pneumonia. If you had taken antibiotics just for a few days, got some relief then symptoms came back shortly after, then it must be that the treatment did not go to completion. My recommendation is that you should go back to your doctor or be referred to a pulmonologist. There you will get a chest scan, confirm or rule out pneumonia or other lung diseases, and then be placed on a course of antibiotics and this time around should go for about 10 days. I usually associate this with steroid antiinflammatory such as prednisolone. The recommended antibiotics for pneumonia is amoxicillin-clavulinic acid combination. Others for atypical pneumonia should be considered if this proves in effective. Persistent respiratory tract infection despite treatment with antibiotics requires investigating for atypical pneumonia. Hope this helps and if you any further questions, please feel free to ask. Dr. Nsah

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