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My 6 year had been to the doctor twice and he had been on antibodies for 6 days and still running a high fever why does he still have a fever?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
antibiotic wrong or: There maybe several answers but one may be that this antibiotic does not cover the bacterial infection then adequate way to eradicate the disease. This is important as the bacteria may have resistance to this antibiotic in the antibiotic must be changed it's also possible that this is a viral illness. And as you know it's about next will not typically help viral illness except antiviral agents.
Answered 4/7/2013
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Take time: Your child has had infection from either virus or bacteria. Antibiotic need some time to kill the bacteria. If it is viral infection, it also take time for the body to fight with it.
Answered 4/15/2014
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