<human>: Hello. My 10yr old daughter has a cold/ fever for about 9 days and she s been taking 2 1/2 brotles of Motrin but still doesn t get any better. She feels normal during the day but at night she chills and shivering and sweat a lot. I took her to the doctor and had her flu n strep throat checked and was negative, is it normal be feel like that or is it something wrong with her. Because she never had that problem.
<bot>: Hi... with fever going on for the past 9 days...these are my suggestions - 1. It could be a prolonged viral illness or an enteric fever or typhoid2. I suggest doing a complete blood count and blood culture and Tidal test3. Start on Azithromycin at 20 mg/kg/day single daily dose for 7 days awaiting blood culture reports.4. Treat fever only with Paracetamol at the appropriate dose.5. If her oral intake is poor, she might even require hospitalization. For these you need a doctors prescription. I suggest you consult your pediatrician regarding this. Regards -