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Fever of 100 plus
Hi doctor,
My 4 year old niece is suffering from fever from past 6 days. Initially we gave her colpol thinking to be viral fever , as it did not subside in 3 days.. we got urine and CBC test done. There are 4-6 pus cells and few epithelial cells in urine. We are yet to receive urine culture report. As doc said it's uti they started treating her with antibiotics Taximo .. it's been 2 days completed and no improvement. She still has fever.. plz help us understand what could be the cause..
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Hello I can understand your concern . Any sick child is a worrying thing for the family. One thing we have to understand that any infection has it’s own course and will take it’s own time . Can you help me by giving me more details regarding the urine test like presence of albumin and i would like to see the cbc report so I can help u in much systematic manner .
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Kindly consult me again with more details along with her weight so I can help u better .
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Dr. Pandurang Sawant
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16 yrs exp
Pune
Ur baby's urine report looks normal
Don't give antibiotics unnessasarily
Fever of viral origin can stay upto 11 days
Check and confirm that between two fever episode ur baby is fine and active playful if yes
Then don't go anywhere
Just wait and watch
Cintinue to give fever medicine
Check that any associated symptoms like
Cough cold
If yes then
Take care of that with
Medication
Keep ur child well hydrated
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