How often a child of 3 to 5 years can be given ANTIBIOTICS medecines. What are side effects if given too often
Question:
I have a daughter who since her birth have problem of throat infection when ever she takes some cold things. Now since two years she has been effected too much and every month or two she has this problem and each time we take her to child specialist, the doctor gives her ANTIBIOTICS. With the caugh syrup or other medicine it does not work.
In last two years she may have taken ANTIBIOTICS minimum 10 to 15 times.
Now she has some skin infection like white patches on her face and neck. We are showing some skin specialist to her for this problem.
Can somebody tell me isn't it too much for a child of less than five years to give ANTIBIOTICS every 2 to 3 months?
And is the skin infection due to the ANTIBIOTICS or it can be other problem?
Is there any permanent solution for the throat infection problem for the child. She will be five years on 27th December 2006.
I will be very grateful for all of your answers and thank you in advance.
Answers:
I know that anyone can develop a high toloerance for a certain medication..ie alcohol. Which will no longer help the body or issue at hand. From wha I know of children taking antibotics for a long peroid of time is, given the dosage she's taking and the amouont of time. It can cause liver damage, or other internal organ damage. I know that there are different types of infections, bacteria, virus, and such Group A Streptococcal Disease (GAS)is often found in the throat and on the skin. Anyone can carry group a streptococci in the throat or skin. Some causes can become a life-threatening disease. This bacteria can be spread through the direct contact with mucus from the nose or throat of persons who are infected, or even through sores on the skin, wounds. GAS disease may develop when bacteria ggets into the body where bacteria usually are not found, such as lungs, blood or the muscles. For those with the severe case, supportive care in an intensive care unit may be needed. Sometimes surgery often is needed, removing damages tissue Adverse Reactions; anitbotics can cause certain harmful effects to occur within the bodies of people. HYPERSENSITIVITY is one, the symptoms include fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and, skin eruptions(ecspecaially rash). ORGAN TOXICITY; when a high dose of an antibiotics are used for an extended lenght of time, or when the person has impaired liver or renal function. SUPERINFECTION; is a condition that happens when overgrowth of a resistant strain of bacteria, fungi, or yeast. "Experts blame the problem on the overuse of antibiotics that kill the weakest bacteria and leave the strongest to become more powerful". "Drug resistant organisms develop when a genetic mutation enables one or two bacteria to survive out of themillions in an infected person". "Antibiotics kill bacteria, not viruses, andtherefore shold not be used for viral illnesses.
Hope I helped and good luck. I can tell you more if you let me what other medication(s) she takes in addition to and the name of the antibiotic(s) she is taking.
you should only trust a doctor with this
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