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Infant With Fever, Heavy Mucus And Indigestion. What Should I Do?
my 5 months baby has a fever 38.8 C i did stool test the lab results is: rbs:2-4, pus cells 1-3, and M.bacteria + and all others = nil i took him before 10 days with the same symptoms to a doctor and he prescribed augmentin but after i finished the medicine the fever now recurrred with same stool charecteristics heavy mucus and indigestion
Mon, 18 Mar 2013
Stool testing without dysentery (mucus and blood in stool) is of no use and you did not mention that your child had this before or not. Moreover, Augmentin by itself can induce loose stools and so in your case I would not recommend antibiotics now. If the dysentery is the problem now, I would recommend culture of stool as well microscopy to look for amoeba and treat accordingly.
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