Question
How to treat acute upper respiratory tract infection in newborns?
Answer
Acute upper respiratory tract infection refers to the general term for acute inflammation of the nasal cavity, pharynx, or larynx from the external nares to below the cricoid cartilage; its symptoms include common cold, viral pharyngitis, herpangina, pharyngeal conjunctivitis, and bacterial pharyngitis or tonsillitis, among other five categories. When a child with acute upper respiratory tract infection has a fever, it is first necessary to identify the cause of the fever and treat according to the cause; if a child with acute upper respiratory tract infection has recurrent fever or persistent high fever, it is then important to actively seek the cause and other complications and choose the corresponding treatment.