Patient's question:
Girl, 3 and a half years old. After the National Day holiday, the child developed bronchitis and took Azithromycin for 5 days, which was approximately finished by October 17th. Attended kindergarten for a week. On Friday, she started coughing again, but it improved on Saturday. On Sunday morning (October 28th), she had a fever of 38.5 degrees. She was given Motrin and Cefixime, but now she has a high fever of 37.7 degrees. The doctor wants to know what medicine to take now.Doctor's answer:
The baby is three and a half years old, which falls under the category of preschool children. The baby has a fever and cough, which are symptoms of a respiratory infection. In this case, the first step is to check whether it is a viral infection or a bacterial infection before considering the use of antibiotics. Since most respiratory infections are caused by viruses and only a small number are bacterial, antibiotics are only used for bacterial infections. Antibiotics are ineffective against viral infections.