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Can a child get viral infection immediately after bactarial infection and still on antibiotics? he is 5.5 yrs old weighs 23 kgs on cefixime 100 mg 8ml

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Bacterial/viral: Antibiotics do not protect anyone from a viral infection- they only work against bacteria. So yes, your child could get a viral infection while on antibiotics, presumably because his immune system may be down from the bacterial infection. See your pediatrician to be sure the Cefixime is working.

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Answered 7/7/2017

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