Symptoms of infection that do not improve with antibiotic treatment
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Symptoms of infection that do not improve with antibiotic treatment
If you think your child's symptoms are not improving with antibiotic treatment, call your child's health professional to discuss the symptoms. Your child may need to be reevaluated if the symptoms:
- Get worse or do not go away after several days of antibiotic treatment.
- Remain or return after treatment has ended.
Sometimes a different dose or type of antibiotic may be needed to clear an infection completely.
Credits
| Author | Sydney Youngerman-Cole, RN, BSN, RNC |
| Editor | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA |
| Associate Editor | Tracy Landauer |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Emmett Francoeur, MDCM, CSPQ, FRCPC - Pediatrics |
| Last Updated | February 23, 2006 |
| Last updated: | February 23, 2006 |
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| Author: | Sydney Youngerman-Cole, RN, BSN, RNC |
| Reviewed By: | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine, Emmett Francoeur, MDCM, CSPQ, FRCPC - Pediatrics |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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