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High Fever, Should Antibiotics Be Started ?
My child is 7 years, having high fever since yesterday night 103-104 C with shivering. Other symptoms are severe stomach pain. The fever is not coming down even after giving paracetamol. I am spunging with wet cloth to control the temperature. Malarial test is negative. WBC is 3600 /cumm. Neutrophils is 73%. ESR is 8 mm. What should be done to control the temperature. Is the syumptoms related to viral infection? Should antibiotics be started ?
Fri, 16 Sep 2011
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Read your prob, high grad fever n vomiting with low TLC counts suggestive for viral fever as malaria became negative. as counts are low so it may be due to enteric fever also so you must start antibiotic after advising your doc. along with it you should get liver profile also.
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Read your prob, high grad fever n vomiting with low TLC counts suggestive for viral fever as malaria became negative. as counts are low so it may be due to enteric fever also so you must start antibiotic after advising your doc. along with it you should get liver profile also.
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Hello.welcome.No need for antibiotics.They are used when some bacterial infection is there.In your case it looks like viral fever.Wait for 3 to 4 days.If it persists then go for TYPHIDOT test for typhoid and a X-ray chest.Good luck.
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