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What Is The Treatment For Chest Infection And Cold In A Child?

Hi, My 18mnth old daughter is suffering from severe cough and cold since last 4 days.She had high fever for 2 days which has subsided now. Paediatrician said tht she has chest infection & wheezing and prescribed Zifi 100 syp 3.5 ml twice daily, alerid syp 2.5 ml thrice, ambrolite s 5ml thrice daily and nebulizer with budecort 1.5 ml 1mg thrice for 5 days. she still has severe cough. Plz advise.
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Hi thanks for contacting HCM...

Your daughter having bronchitis or bronchiolitis like infective condition of respiratory tract. ...

Mostly in child it is because of virus...

You are given correct treatment that is ambroxol like mucolytic and steroid nebulization as cough and wheezing that is bronchospasm present .

Prophylactic cefixime antibiotic also given .
Give her more fluid and semisolid balanced diet.

She will gradually recover ...
Her vitals regularly checked ...

Take care .
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What Is The Treatment For Chest Infection And Cold In A Child?

Hi thanks for contacting HCM... Your daughter having bronchitis or bronchiolitis like infective condition of respiratory tract. ... Mostly in child it is because of virus... You are given correct treatment that is ambroxol like mucolytic and steroid nebulization as cough and wheezing that is bronchospasm present . Prophylactic cefixime antibiotic also given . Give her more fluid and semisolid balanced diet. She will gradually recover ... Her vitals regularly checked ... Take care .