Antibitics for 7 months baby

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My baby girl is 7 mnths old and she has light cough ten days back.. I gave her kufril 0.5ml mng and evng for 4 days as doctor prescribed and cough subsided.. Now she has light cold and mucus coming out from nose when she sneezes... She coughs sometimes too.. And ped prescribed amoxyllin and potassium clavulanate oral suspension (80 mg +11.4mg) to be given mng and night.. Also levosalbutamol, ambroxyl hydrochloride and guaiphensisn drops to be given thrice.. My doubt is are antibiotics necessary for baby or can i continue with the other drops given..

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Dr. Sivabal V Cardiologist 11 yrs exp Thiruvananthapuram · Accepted Answer

Dr. Sivabal V

Cardiologist 11 yrs exp Thiruvananthapuram

Antibiotics is needed when there is an active source of infection like Yellowish sputum, baby not drinking well, WBC count elevation etc.

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