Five-month-old baby cold fever may and bacterial infection, viral infection and other factors related to the treatment of symptomatic treatment, such as physical cooling, causative treatment, such as bacterial infection can be caused by the use of antibiotics such as cefixime treatment.
1. Treatment of the cause:
(1) bacterial infection: five-month-old babies with colds and fevers are recommended to first go to the hospital for relevant examinations, and if it is a bacterial infection, it is necessary to use relevant antibiotic treatment, such as cefixime, amoxicillin and other drugs.
(2) viral infection: if the auxiliary examination reveals that it is a viral infection, if it is caused by influenza virus, it can be treated with antiviral drugs such as oseltamivir; if it is caused by respiratory syncytial virus, it can be treated with antiviral drugs such as ribavirin.
2. Symptomatic treatment: pay attention to continuous observation of body temperature, if the temperature does not exceed 38.5 ℃, give priority to physical cooling, such as applying cooling pads, warm water wipe, etc.; if the temperature exceeds 38.5 ℃, it is recommended to consult a doctor in a timely manner, and can be used to treat the fever-reducing medicines such as ibuprofen.
If the baby’s fever symptoms are not relieved, or accompanied by other symptoms, you should go to the hospital in a timely manner, to clarify the cause of the targeted treatment. The above medications are recommended to be taken under the guidance of a doctor and should not be used on their own.