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If your child gets bronchitis, your child's doctor will tell you how to care for him or her. Here are some general guidelines.
The best way to help your child recover is to encourage rest and drinking fluids.
Your child's doctor may prescribe an antibiotic when the bronchitis is diagnosed. Make sure your child takes the antibiotics as prescribed and finishes all them, even when symptoms go away.
Your child may go back to school after 24 hours if he or she is feeling better and does not have a fever.
The best way to help your child recover is to encourage rest and drinking fluids.
Your child's doctor may prescribe an antibiotic when the bronchitis is diagnosed. Make sure your child takes the antibiotics as prescribed and finishes all them, even when symptoms go away.
Your child may go back to school after 24 hours if he or she is feeling better and does not have a fever.
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