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Mom of a 6 yr 7 m old girl4 years ago

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#AsktheExpert By 2 1/2 year old toddler is having cold, cough & fever. Right niw she is on cetrizine salbutamol & paracetamol syrup. When should i consider giving her antibiotic aswell?

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Dr Sameer awadhiyaGuardian of 2 children4 years ago

A. Cold is most of the time because of viral illness and if the child is having recurrent running nose and nasal congestion it may be a part of allergic rhinitis also so it needs a proper examination. steam inhalation will be beneficial in both the cases along with decongestant medicine like alex cold/ hatric 3/ sinarest. As a part of viral illness there could be associated symptoms like cough and fever which needs treatment accordivngly along with a proper hydration cneeds to be maintained .

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