Cephalosporin generally refers to cephalosporin drugs, children with red throat, cough is mostly caused by upper respiratory tract infections, for viral upper respiratory tract infections are not recommended to eat cephalosporin drugs, while bacterial can be treated with cephalosporin drugs. The symptoms of red throat and cough in children may be caused by upper respiratory tract infections. Upper respiratory tract infection is a general term for acute inflammation of the nasal cavity, pharynx or larynx, most of which are caused by viral infections and a few by bacteria. Its common symptoms include sneezing, nasal congestion, runny nose, sore throat, cough and other symptoms. For patients with viral upper respiratory tract infections, no special medication is usually needed and cephalosporins cannot be taken for treatment. For bacterial infection caused by upper respiratory tract infection, can follow the doctor’s instructions to take cephalosporin antibiotics, such as cefixime and other treatment. It is recommended that patients strictly follow the doctor’s instructions for medication, do not change the dose of drugs or private abuse of drugs and so on.