Question
Case Description: 3.5-year-old, 16.5 kg child with laryngitis and cough for 7 days. Previous Treatment and Effectiveness: The child has taken Cefdinir dispersible tablets 50mg/time, three times a day for two days, and the condition has improved. Desired Assistance: If the child takes Cefdinir dispersible tablets for three days, will it cause drug resistance? Since I need to go out, I asked the doctor for a course of medication (a course is 7 days of medication), but the doctor ended up giving me only three days’ worth. Is there a problem with taking them for three days? Please advise, thank you!
Answer
Your situation suggests the possibility of chronic pharyngitis. Pharyngitis often manifests as pharyngeal congestion and swelling, discomfort, sensation of foreign body, difficulty in expectoration of pharyngeal secretions, itching, burning sensation, dryness, or irritation, and can also be accompanied by nausea when brushing teeth or eating. Patients with pharyngitis are best advised to consult an otolaryngology department for examination and treatment. In daily life, it is important to: first, pay attention to diet being light and avoiding spicy and irritating foods. Consume more fruits and vegetables rich in vitamin C. secondly, frequently open windows for ventilation and maintain appropriate indoor temperature and humidity. thirdly, never self-medicate with antibiotics. Because chronic pharyngitis is not caused by bacterial infection; the misuse of antibiotics may lead to dysbiosis of the normal flora in the throat, causing secondary infection.