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What Causes Fever After Taking Amox-clav For Bronchitis When Having COPD?

I have been taking antibiotic amox-clav 875 mg for 6 days to treat bronchitis 2 times a day. I had fever of 102 the first days, then between 99.7 and 100 unti today, and suddenly my body temper urge drop to 96. Is this normal? I also suffer form a mild COPD condition. Thanks
Fri, 14 Aug 2015
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Thanks for your question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your concern.
No this is not normal.
You are still having infection. Fever on antibiotic suggestive of persistent infection. So you need to change the antibiotic.
In my opinion, you should consult pulmonologist and get done clinical examination of respiratory system, sputum culture and sensitivity report.
Sputum culture will identify the causative organism. And sensitivity report will guide about appropriate effective antibiotic treatment.
By this we can fasten the recovery and prevent drug resistance.
Also start inhaled bronchodilators and inhaled corticosteroid (ICS). These will also help in suppression of inflammation and fever.
So consult pulmonologist and discuss all these.
Hope I have solved your query.
Wish you good health. Thanks.
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What Causes Fever After Taking Amox-clav For Bronchitis When Having COPD?

Thanks for your question on Health Care Magic. I can understand your concern. No this is not normal. You are still having infection. Fever on antibiotic suggestive of persistent infection. So you need to change the antibiotic. In my opinion, you should consult pulmonologist and get done clinical examination of respiratory system, sputum culture and sensitivity report. Sputum culture will identify the causative organism. And sensitivity report will guide about appropriate effective antibiotic treatment. By this we can fasten the recovery and prevent drug resistance. Also start inhaled bronchodilators and inhaled corticosteroid (ICS). These will also help in suppression of inflammation and fever. So consult pulmonologist and discuss all these. Hope I have solved your query. Wish you good health. Thanks.