My opinion as a doctor on this subject quite unambiguous: any medicines, including antibiotics, should appoint a real, rather than virtual doctor. Which must examine the patient, ask, grope. And reading should be good.
Why can not we live according to the principle of "cold - ate an antibiotic?"
- Modern physicians faced with constantly develop resistance (stability) of pathogenic bacteria to the drugs. When a person is given an antibiotic - and he does not act. And these stories can end badly.
Part of the blame on themselves treats patients who thoughtlessly ingested medication and "pumped" to the bacteria supersteady monsters.
That is why every year the scientists have to invent more effective antibiotics.
But if the temperature is 4-5 days, if it can be a signal to the reception of antibiotics?
In general, when cold temperatures during this time - it is normal.
It is important to monitor the dynamics of the process: Are human condition worsens, added there any more manifestations -kashel, snot, headache, any other location. On this basis, the doctor will make an appointment.
If you do not give the body the opportunity to fight and to develop immunity, the immune system will be toothless, and not be able to withstand any infection without the help of drugs.
What is a wholly indication for the reception of antibiotics?
The doctor must see the unwrapped CBC. Depending on what kind of cell units "white" blood change, we realize what faced the body - with a virus or bacterium. When a viral infection will be increased white blood cells, lymphocytes, and ESR. When bacterial infections (which, incidentally, may be joined later to viral) leucocytes are raised, segmented and stab neutrophils and ESR. But lymphocytes decline.
If a lot of leukocytes and lymphocytes, it is an indication that the body copes with the situation, and antibiotics can not take the time.
But we do not treat analyzes, and human, so the doctor should decide.
Which, as I wrote above, the patient should inspect, palpate, ask, etc.
Do not be ill!
Your doctor Pavlova
Here article how doctors treated colds.
