Antibiotics are effective drugs for the treatment of diseases caused by bacterial infections. The most common bacterial infections in children include streptococcal pharyngitis, skin infections and ear infections. If your child has a fever caused by a bacterial infection, antibiotics usually help reduce the fever in a few days. If your child still has a fever while taking antibiotics, you may need to see a doctor again.
Because antibiotics are only effective against bacteria, if your child's fever is the result of viral infection, such as common cold or influenza, antibiotics cannot eliminate fever. In this case, fever and other related symptoms usually disappear over time. Viral infections usually last for one to two weeks.
If your child has a viral infection, antibiotics are not required. In fact, taking antibiotics when you have a viral infection can produce antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria. For viral infections, the best way to prevent dehydration is to provide adequate water and electrolyte solutions.
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If your child still has a fever while taking antibiotics, it may be because the doctor prescribed the wrong antibiotics. Antibiotics are only effective against certain types of bacteria. If your child's antibiotics are ineffective against the bacteria causing the infection, or if the bacteria become resistant to antibiotics, the fever will persist. Reaction to drugs may in some cases cause your child to have a fever by antibiotics themselves. Beta-lactam antibiotics, including penicillin, can cause fever in some cases. If antibiotics are the cause of fever, the fever should subside when the medication is over.
If your child is allergic to antibiotics or medicines, he may also have a fever. Generally speaking, allergic fever is immediate. If your child has a fever immediately after taking antibiotics, please contact your doctor. Factor
Consideration: Antibiotics usually take several days to start work, so fever lasts for several days is normal, even if the correct medication is used. If the fever lasts for more than a few days, please contact your doctor to reassess the condition.
If fever occurs a few days later, continue taking antibiotics until the drug disappears. Even if your child feels better, there may be some bacteria left in your body.
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