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5 month old prescribed antibiotics for cough/chest congestion.has mild congenital b/t/l malacia. how soon should i see an improvement?temp is 38.7...

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5-7 days, but . . .: 5-7 days should be enough to see improvement, but if you feel the child is getting worse sooner i wouldn't hesitate to take them back to the prescribing physician or er sooner.

Answered 9/28/2016

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A member asked:

5 month old prescribed antibiotics for cough/chest congestion.has mild congenital b/t/l malacia. how soon should i see an improvement?temp is 38.7...

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Michael Pascolini answered

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