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Husbands fever
My 30 yr old husband is suffering from 101 fever and when blood test done has 16000 leucocytes count..what's it ..? Any infection ? Should he take amoxicilin or azithromycin ? He has cough too ..
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Please consult a physician in person, without any delay.
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Ya its an infection. But to know infection of what i meed to ask u some relavent questions before giving you proper treatment. Kindly consult in pvt chat
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Dr. Nikita Sharma
General Physician
6 yrs exp
Bangalore
If cough is also present along with high luecocyte count, so the likely source of infection. Azithromycin is enough. 500mg twice daily for 5 days.
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