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Have Fever, Chills, Fatigue, Wet Cough, Sore Glands And Thraot. Taking Amoxicillin, Bacitracin

My daughter has fever, chills, fatigue, wet cough, sore glands and sore throat at night. She has seen a doctor who started her on amoxycilling, felt better a few days, then symptoms came back. - now on bacitracin. Same thing, felt better a few days now symptoms are back. She's frustrated, doesn't want to play guessing games as she is breastfeeding an infant. She has been exposed to haemophilus influenza A.
Mon, 22 Jul 2013
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Pediatrician,  's  Response
I would be concerned that the antibiotics she has been on are not strong enough for either H. influenza or strep, which is also a possibility. I would ask her doctor for a prescription for a cephalosporin such as cefdenir or cefixime.
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Pediatrician,  Dr. Imraan Hussain 's  Response
hi

Thanks for your query

i can feel your concerns

i advise her totake antiallergic and mast cell stabilizer like montelukast after consulting your doctor

if she has fever then her antibiotic has to be changed

i advise to use a mask especially when go out

give her green tea and honey

steam inhalation also improve symptoms

avoid cold and soft drinks

give her plenty of fluids

saline gargles are effective remedy

wishing her a speedy recovery

Hope i have ansewered your query
i am available for your help
regards
Dr.imran
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Pediatrician,  Dr. Emmette Clark's  Response
Amoxicillin is not a very strong antibiotic for most infections we treat in children anymore, or even for adults. In particular Strep now is becoming more and more resistant to penicillin and therefore we use cephalosporins for this and most infections now. Bacitracin is not a good choice either and not even prescribed here in the US other than as a topical antibiotic for skin infections. I suggest she return to her doctor for another antibiotic as she is still infected I think.
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Allergist and Immunologist,  Dr. Suman Kumar's  Response
it is better to use antiallergics rather than antibiotics avoid paracetamol ibuprufen calcium vitamins iron multivitamins and diet suppliments
take antiallergic tab montelucast 10 mg bd
syp codeine+cpm night
bronchodilator syp and antacid syrups
can continue 3 week and mofre
add diclo as fever or pain sos
lot of warm water
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Have Fever, Chills, Fatigue, Wet Cough, Sore Glands And Thraot. Taking Amoxicillin, Bacitracin

I would be concerned that the antibiotics she has been on are not strong enough for either H. influenza or strep, which is also a possibility. I would ask her doctor for a prescription for a cephalosporin such as cefdenir or cefixime.