What should I do if I have been hospitalized for 5 days with lobar pneumonia and still have a recurring fever?

Lobar pneumonia hospitalized for 5 days also recurrent fever, consider and inflammation is not controlled and other conditions related to, in addition to symptomatic antipyretic, nutritional supportive therapy, depending on the situation of whether to adjust the antibiotics as prescribed by the doctor. 1. Antipyretic treatment: if the fever does not exceed 38.5 ℃, physical cooling is preferred, including antipyretic patches, drinking warm water, and wiping the surface of the body with warm water; if the body temperature exceeds 38.5 ℃, ibuprofen, indomethacin and other medications can be used to reduce fever. 2. Nutritional support: supplement foods rich in protein and vitamins, such as eggs and fruits, to improve immunity and facilitate recovery. 3. Anti-infective treatment: if antibiotics are applied in a standardized way for 5 days, and the treatment effect is still poor with repeated fever, the primary reason is that the drugs do not cover the pathogenic bacteria, or bacterial resistance, airway secretions or blood cultures need to be retained, and antibiotics should be changed empirically, and the results should be returned, and the drugs should be adjusted according to the results of the drug sensitization. Lobar pneumonia with recurrent fever even after 5 days of treatment can be treated in the above manner. In addition, vigilance is needed for drug fever, misdiagnosis of noninfectious fever, and exacerbation of the lesion or development of complications.