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Granddaughter has pneumonia caused from flu. doctor gave bactrim. wondering if that will work?

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Hard to say: The flu virus itself can trigger a pneumonia that could put a 4 yo into an ICU with need for advanced care to avoid loss of life. Bactrim by itself would do nothing for a flu caused pneumonia. If there is some other issue it may help. Tamiflu and close monitoring is warranted with a re-evaluation quickly if the kid deteriorates.

Answered 1/1/2018

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