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Child With Fever, Cough And Chest Congestion. Resistant To Cefixime. What Else Can Be Given?
my daughter is 2.5 years old......she is having very high fever, cough and chest congestion for more than 5 days.giving her voltral suppository and cefixime qd..after voltral administration her fever is reduced and she gives the gap of 3-4 hours in between the episode of fever. is she resistant to cefixime as it seems that she is not responding to antibiotic..if so then what is the antiboitic of choice for her condition..everytime whan she gets infection he dr give her cefixime.in 2.5 years of age she has taken 9-10 times cefixime.
Mon, 27 May 2013
Dear user,
I have to say that using a strong medicine like cefixime for a simple respiratory infection is, to my mind, excessive, as the child can improve with co-amoxyclav - which is also a rational drug for respiratory infections and recommended by the World Health Organisation as well as other statutory bodies that devise recommendations for treatment of children's illnesses. The danger in using higher antibiotics for simple problems is that the child's germs may become resistant to the oft-used medicine in future.
Kindly seek a second opinion with her problems as her usual doctor has over treated her the past 9-10 times. This is, however, only my opinion and you are free to go back to him if you trust his treatment.
- Dr. Taher
I have to say that using a strong medicine like cefixime for a simple respiratory infection is, to my mind, excessive, as the child can improve with co-amoxyclav - which is also a rational drug for respiratory infections and recommended by the World Health Organisation as well as other statutory bodies that devise recommendations for treatment of children's illnesses. The danger in using higher antibiotics for simple problems is that the child's germs may become resistant to the oft-used medicine in future.
Kindly seek a second opinion with her problems as her usual doctor has over treated her the past 9-10 times. This is, however, only my opinion and you are free to go back to him if you trust his treatment.
- Dr. Taher
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