#asktheexpert If a child is on antibiotics but has a recurring fever, does he/she need to be given IV antibiotics in hospital? Is there any other way of administering the medication? Since it is extremely hard to settle down toddlers for anything

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Dr GhouseGuardian of 3 children1 Year ago

A. there are various reasons for the baby to have fever starting from infections like viral bacterial inflammations we had to treat with only paracetamol which is safe if the fever is more than 100 degre depending on the same

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