My baby is 2 year old having cold from last 8 days first give 6 days maxtra syrup after 6 days I start antibiotics bec throat block - monocef 0 100. With recofast, now having cold still not relief. Please suggest.

Dr. Shaishav PatelPediatrician6yrs exp

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Dear parents, don't give antibiotics without your pediatrician's advice. Because most of the respiratory infections are due to viral infection in which antibiotics don't work. Some of cold cough cases are allergic and in that case also, antibiotics don't work. And in bacterial infections, there are so many different antibiotics for different organisms and infection & this is decided by doctor based on patient's history. So better to consult a doctor if there is no improvement or deterioration. Otherwise excessive and unnecessary use of antibiotics will lead to increase in resistance of that antibiotics.  

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