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Antibiotic use
Can I use antibiotics for my 3-month-old baby? How long can they be taken? My baby has a fever, and the doctor prescribed 2ml of antibiotics (cefixime) twice a day. Is it okay to use?"
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Do blood report
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Dr. Prashanth Kumar T
Pediatrician
7 yrs exp
Hyderabad
If ur pediatrician prescibed after examination of child and if infection thr means use
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Dr. Tangade Vishal Bhanudas
Pediatrician
3 yrs exp
Pune
Do blood tests prior.
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Dr. Vinit M Mehta
Pediatrician
7 yrs exp
Vadodara
Preferably not before confirming the infection.
So test are important.
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