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My son was diagnosed with an ear infection on friday, he has had two days of medicine but he cannot shake the fever. the last two nights it has been 1?
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Have him rechecked: Fever associated with acute otitis media is generally dissipated after 2 days of antibiotic treatment. Persistent fever suggests the possibility of antibiotic resistant bacteria.
Answered 1/15/2018
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Depends: If the med is Amoxil or Augmentin I would expect the fever down unless the germ is resistant. With Omnicef or Zithromax I have often seen it take an additional day or 2 for the fever to subside. It has to do with how fast the med starts working. Either way, a call to your doc for guidance would be where to start.
Answered 1/15/2018
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