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Is Is Safe To Give Cepodem Even After Vomiting And Coughing?

Hi my 1yr old daugher has been having fever and cough for sometime now, her wgt is 12kgs and the blood test came up with 19000 WBC. THe doctor has prescribed Cepodem 5ml once a day. BUt has been vomiting after that and her coughing has increased. Is it safe to give her that.
Wed, 25 Mar 2015
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Hi...by what you quote I feel that she is having a viral illness and it is common for cough to get aggravated while recovering form viral illness. I do not think Cepodem - an antibiotic- is indicated for a count of 19000.

Fever of few days without any localizing signs could as well a viral illness. Usually rather than fever, what is more important is the activity of the child, in between 2 fever episodes on the same day. If the kid is active and playing around when there is no fever, it is probably viral illness and it doesn't require antibiotics at all. Once viral fever comes it will there for 4-7 days. So do not worry about duration if the kid is active.

Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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Is Is Safe To Give Cepodem Even After Vomiting And Coughing?

Hi...by what you quote I feel that she is having a viral illness and it is common for cough to get aggravated while recovering form viral illness. I do not think Cepodem - an antibiotic- is indicated for a count of 19000. Fever of few days without any localizing signs could as well a viral illness. Usually rather than fever, what is more important is the activity of the child, in between 2 fever episodes on the same day. If the kid is active and playing around when there is no fever, it is probably viral illness and it doesn t require antibiotics at all. Once viral fever comes it will there for 4-7 days. So do not worry about duration if the kid is active. Regards - Dr. Sumanth