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Why Is My Child Having Fever From Past 4 Days?
Hello doctor my daughter 4 & half years had fever for 4 days, the dr examined hereverything was ok. So she make throat culture & the result was no bacteria then she made a blood test & the CRP was 126.8 mg/l so she decided to give her a course of antibiotic because its bacterial infection. But her fever is getting lower today, should i give her the antibiotic or not
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Hi,
Thanks for writing to health care magic.
I can understand your concern.
I think you should follow the instructions of your doctor who has examined her. This is because the CRP is elevated indicating bacterial infection.
Continue to ask further queries as required.
Hope this helps.
Take care.
Dr Y V Siva Sankara Murty
M.D.(Pediatrics)
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Thanks for writing to health care magic.
I can understand your concern.
I think you should follow the instructions of your doctor who has examined her. This is because the CRP is elevated indicating bacterial infection.
Continue to ask further queries as required.
Hope this helps.
Take care.
Dr Y V Siva Sankara Murty
M.D.(Pediatrics)
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
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