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With bacterial pneumonia is it common for the cough to change to a bark towards end of antibiotics? gave half of antibiotics in 1st wk by accident.
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Mgt: A croupy cough in an otherwise normal child is usually due to a viral infection. The antibiotic will not treat a viral infection. Is there a specific bacterial cause identified? Your physician probably prescribed the antibiotic to cover possible bacterial causes of the pneumonia. Viruses may also cause pneumonia. Is there a fever? drooling? Does he appear ill? if so please see the ED.
Answered 11/28/2017
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