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Are these antibiotics necessary?

2018-02-23 07:44:58
My 8 year old daughter was diagnosed with influenza A (testing mucus) as well as a secondary bacterial infection (white blood cells 11,500/neutrophil 87. She was given antibiotics and tamiflu. I'm not giving her the tamiflu because she's been sick for more then 48 hours and I believe it won't be effective? I've given her 1 dose of the antibiotic but I'm now wondering if the raised neutrophils are related to the virus rather then a bacterial infection as this doctor diagnosed?
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Better to continue with Both  antiviral  ie. Tamiflu  And  antibiotics  also

Answered2018-02-23 20:54:34

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