My 4year old daughter have pneumonia since may 12 and she was hospitalized for one week but her cough is still there should i continue to give her antibiotics and cough syrup till it is completely cure or should i stop giving her medication because her doctor prescribed her medication both antibiotics n cough syrup for only one week today, because im afraid the infection is not gone it will reoccur again

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Dr Sameer awadhiyaGuardian of 2 children1 Year ago

A. if your child was having lower respiratory track infection and still if the child is having cough you have to consult your doctor again to rule out the infection or any other cause for chronic cough

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