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Suggest Treatment For Chest And Ear Infection Along With Fever
Hi doc my 11months old baby girl is having fever from last 1week and doc said she is having chest and ear infections. She is on amoxicillin from 3days with 125mg three times a day. But still she has high fever of 103f. Is it safe to take astha dx along with amoxicillin. .?
Tue, 27 Jan 2015
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Brief answer..She may need chest Xray,C.B.C,M.P (malarial parasite) tests.
Detailed answer..
First of all let antibiotic course be completed according to your doctor's advice and in between fever spikes you may give syp.mefenemic acid .If she still has fever spikes and other symptoms of infection then ,she may need to be evaluated for type of infection,for that get above mentioned blood tests and xray done and discuss further.
Regards,Dr.Maheshwari
Welcome to the HCM
Brief answer..She may need chest Xray,C.B.C,M.P (malarial parasite) tests.
Detailed answer..
First of all let antibiotic course be completed according to your doctor's advice and in between fever spikes you may give syp.mefenemic acid .If she still has fever spikes and other symptoms of infection then ,she may need to be evaluated for type of infection,for that get above mentioned blood tests and xray done and discuss further.
Regards,Dr.Maheshwari
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