Infants with a high fever of 39 degrees need to clarify the cause of the fever, and then better, common medications to reduce fever methods, specific analysis is as follows:
1. Infectious factors: infant fever if it is caused by bacterial infection, you need to take cephalosporin, amoxicillin clavulanate potassium and other drugs; if it is a serious viral infection you need to follow the medical advice to use ribavirin and other antiviral drugs in line with the indications. The above drugs need to be taken together with antipyretic drugs, such as ibuprofen, acetaminophen and other drugs, the effect is better.
2. Non-infectious factors: infant fever if it is due to hyperthyroidism, malignant tumors, connective tissue disease, etc., in taking fever-reducing drugs, but also need to actively go to the hospital to conduct relevant examinations to clarify the cause of the disease and then symptomatic treatment.
At the same time in the drug treatment, it is recommended to use physical cooling methods, such as warm water external compresses on the forehead of the child, reduce the wearing of clothing, and so on.
All of the above medications should be used under doctor’s supervision, avoid self-medication. If the fever persists, it is recommended to go to the hospital as soon as possible to have the cause of the fever clarified and to be treated under the guidance of a doctor.