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What Could Cause High Fever After Being Diagnosed Positive For Strep With No Help From Antibiotics?
My 4yr old son has been sick for almost a month, He was on amoxicilan for 10 days, four days later was positive for strep, they placed him then on cedrafil (?) on the 7th day he spiked a fever of 103.4 and now last night they placed him on augemtnin 600mgper 5ml. He has ran almost 103 fever all day. I feel helpless and just dont know what to do. take him to er? wait til morning? He is not really drinking anything doesnt, want to move. They checked him for mono but it came back negative. ANy ideas or suggestions?
Mon, 9 Mar 2015
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Welcome to the HCM,
Diagnosis to be revised with detailed investigations like CBC, ESR, TYPHI DOT TEST. MALARIA ANTIGEN,URINE ROUTINE EXAMINATION AND CULTURE, Mx TEST,CXRay PA VIEW,Blood Culture etc
For all this please consult your pediatrician for the reevaluation and management
Hope the query is answered.
Thankx
Welcome to the HCM,
Diagnosis to be revised with detailed investigations like CBC, ESR, TYPHI DOT TEST. MALARIA ANTIGEN,URINE ROUTINE EXAMINATION AND CULTURE, Mx TEST,CXRay PA VIEW,Blood Culture etc
For all this please consult your pediatrician for the reevaluation and management
Hope the query is answered.
Thankx
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