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Hello doctor..my baby is 8months old and she is getting fever frequently..she first got fever when she was 5 months old and now she got fever twice in the gap of 10days.. she had to use antibiotics for the first two times.. and may be this time also we need to use antibiotics..is it safe for baby this young to take antibiotics this frequently?
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Dr Sameer awadhiyaGuardian of 2 children2 years agoA. Fever is a reaction of the body to different pyrogens released during any Infection. Usually temp more than 99 F is taken as fever .
Mostly in children fever is because of viral infections like flu or RSV where the fever is there for 4-5 days but may persist even upto 2 weeks .
Initially antipyretic like paracetamol is given in a dose of 15 mg / kg/ dose. Can be repeated after 4-6 hrs if needed .
Lukxwewarm sponge bath can be given as home remedy to decrease fever.
Adequate fluid intake is aglso beneficial.
Urine output monitoring is necessary to avoid dehydration .
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