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Persisting Cough And Fever. Taken Cefixime And Levofloaxacin. Is There A Serious Problem?
I am having a cough for the past 2 weeks. It was productive initially, but non-productive for the past 1 week. I had 2 courses of antibiotics. Cefixime and Levofloxacin . Along with that some cough syrups and Deriphylline retard. Cough has reduced considerably, but I am still having a fever between 99.0 and 99.5. Blood Test- WBC count is 0000. Is there a serious problem?
Thu, 24 Oct 2013
Hi,
Thanks for your query.
Any cough lasting for two or more weeks must be evaluated for tuberculosis. So doing sputum examination will be a good stand. Sometimes cough gets prolonged in postviral infection also. Apart from this other reason can be any persisting infection, post nasal drip, acidity, etc.
Go for a chest x-ray and meet a chest specialist if sputum examination is inconclusive....
Best wishes
Thanks for your query.
Any cough lasting for two or more weeks must be evaluated for tuberculosis. So doing sputum examination will be a good stand. Sometimes cough gets prolonged in postviral infection also. Apart from this other reason can be any persisting infection, post nasal drip, acidity, etc.
Go for a chest x-ray and meet a chest specialist if sputum examination is inconclusive....
Best wishes
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