Children’s fever at three or four o’clock in the afternoon, may be related to bacterial infection, but also may be related to viral infection, mainly to drug treatment, in addition to discretionary antipyretic treatment.
1. Bacterial infection: children to three or four o’clock in the afternoon on the fever may be related to bacterial infection, it is recommended to go to the hospital for relevant auxiliary examination, if it is a bacterial infection, you need to use cefixime, amoxicillin and other antibiotics for treatment.
It is important to note that afternoon fever is a common symptom of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, if the diagnosis of tuberculosis, isoniazid and other anti-tuberculosis drugs should be used to strictly anti-tuberculosis treatment.
2. Viral infections: afternoon fever in children may also be related to viral infections. 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.
In addition, in addition to the above treatment, if the child’s fever temperature is lower than 38.5 ° C, you can take physical cooling such as warm water bath; if the temperature is higher than 38.5 ° C, you can use ibuprofen suspension and other antipyretic drugs. Usually need to pay attention to the diet light, drink more water, pay attention to keep warm.
Children have a fever as soon as three or four o’clock in the afternoon, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time, early formal treatment. All of the above drugs are recommended to be taken under the guidance of a doctor, and should not be used on their own, so as not to bring adverse effects to the baby’s body.