Is Azithral Safe For A 13 Month Old Infant Suffering From Throat Infection?

Posted on Sat, 30 Jan 2016

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Question : my daughter is 13 months old. she was given antibiotic XXXXXXX mox for cough and chest congestion last week.after 5 days now she has throat infection and fever. so doc said to give azithral.can we give now?

Answered by Dr. Diptanshu Das (10 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Can be given if you want, but not required

Detailed Answer:
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Most of respiratory tract infections are due to viral cause and antibiotics are unnecessarily given unless there are definite parameters present to indicate that the infection is bacterial. About sore throat, most often it is either due to certain viruses like Ebstein Barr Virus or some bacterial infections like Streptococcus. Irrespective of whether it is due to viral or bacterial cause, sore throat is self limiting and does not need to be treated with antibiotics. Gurgling with lukewarm water (you have to train your child for the same) is enough. But if you want, there should not be a problem if you give Azitral now.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar