How long would you exclude a child with pneumonia?
A dcb 2.5 has it for the 2nd time in 2 months. Friday he was here, miserable cough, runny nose, as the day progressed he looked very tired and just not well. Saturday they went to the dr, who said it's just a bad cold. Over night he started vomiting so they brought him back in today. Double ear infection and pneumonia. He is on antibiotics now. His next day here is Wednesday. Online I'm reading that pneumonia is contagious as long as symptoms are present, since coughing and sneezing spread the bacteria. So even if he is on antibiotics, do I exclude if he is still coughing on Wednesday? My gut says yes. Also pneumonia can be bacterial or viral, so antibiotics may not even do the trick.
He also had a high fever, not sure the temp, and was shivering and lethargic this morning (at home, he did not come today). So definitely he will be home until 24 hours free of fever or vomiting, but the cough is what I'm concerned with
A dcb 2.5 has it for the 2nd time in 2 months. Friday he was here, miserable cough, runny nose, as the day progressed he looked very tired and just not well. Saturday they went to the dr, who said it's just a bad cold. Over night he started vomiting so they brought him back in today. Double ear infection and pneumonia. He is on antibiotics now. His next day here is Wednesday. Online I'm reading that pneumonia is contagious as long as symptoms are present, since coughing and sneezing spread the bacteria. So even if he is on antibiotics, do I exclude if he is still coughing on Wednesday? My gut says yes. Also pneumonia can be bacterial or viral, so antibiotics may not even do the trick.
He also had a high fever, not sure the temp, and was shivering and lethargic this morning (at home, he did not come today). So definitely he will be home until 24 hours free of fever or vomiting, but the cough is what I'm concerned with
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