My infant has chest retractions due to severe cold. Should I be worried?

Question

Hello doctor,

My 24 days old baby is suffering from a cold which retracts her chest, making noisy breathing sound liƙe there is thick mucus in the chest. The doctor has now placed her on Cefixime suspension 0.08 fluid ounces twice daily. We are using Amoxicillin suspension, but there is still no improvement. Do you have any suggestions?

Answer 1

Hello,

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I suggest you get a chest X-ray and a blood test to know the level of infection, rather than changing the antibiotics. Along with antibiotics, I suggest you give her nebulizations. Also, if she has chest retractions, check her saturation level. If it is below 95 percent, she needs to be admitted to the hospital. She would have initially had a viral infection. But there can be a secondary bacterial infection. In small babies, most of the time, it is viral, for which antibiotics are not required. Your baby is most probably having bronchiolitis.

I hope this helps.

Kindly follow up if you have more concerns.

Thank you.