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Is It Safe To Give Metronidazole For 3month Old Due To Diarrhea?
My 3 month old baby is suffering from diarrhea, some with mucoidal consiistency and blood streak but stool analysis showed that ameoba was negative. Still the doctor prescribed Metronidazole 2.3 ml thrice a day. Is it safe to give my 3 month old baby Metronidazole?
Tue, 1 Apr 2014
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Stool culture /sensitivity to be done get the exact bug involved. And accordingly child to be given GIT specific antibiotics to get the response.
Metronidazole may not be required.
Hope the query is answered.
Thanks
Welcome to the HCM
Stool culture /sensitivity to be done get the exact bug involved. And accordingly child to be given GIT specific antibiotics to get the response.
Metronidazole may not be required.
Hope the query is answered.
Thanks
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