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  • Apr 21, 2011, 05:25 PM
    b121456
    4 yr old with fever
    My 4 y/o daughter has been taking azithromycin for the past 3 days. She's been running a fever between 101.4 to 102.1. I'm alternating tylenol with motrin. How long should she be running this fever. She just seems to sleep. She's also has a constant cough that starts in the evening and continues while she sleeps. What can I do to help her?
  • Apr 22, 2011, 03:57 AM
    ScottGem

    While this fever is not terribly high, the fact that its persisted for 3 days is worrisome. Did she have the fever before starting the medication? Have you talked to her pediatrician?
  • Apr 22, 2011, 05:44 AM
    J_9

    Scott is correct. The fever is a concern as the tylenol and motrin aren't knocking it out, even temporarily.

    After 3 days of antibiotics, this should have resolved by now.

    Time for a call to the pediatrician.

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