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A mourning mother has disclosed how the doctors erroneously diagnosed her 10-year-old meningitis-ailing son. The doctors incorrectly diagnosed the boy to be having migraine instead and told the mother to administer calpol to him. The boy, William Cressey was seen by 5 doctors in a span of 3 days prior to ultimately facing disastrous damage to his brain. 48-year-old Cheryl, the mother of the boy, constantly pleaded with the doctors that she was doubtful that her son had meningitis, but her pleas were simply unheard. Merely hours prior to his death, the school-going William literally begged one of the doctors there to help him out of this situation or he would soon die. Following a hearing on the evidence presented, the NHS professionals have faced severe criticism from the coroner for the string  [...]

Antibiotics are employed in the treatment of ear infection among children; though in majority of them ear infections subside without the need of administering them. One might not require antibiotics in case home tending seems to be providing relief from the pain, and the symptoms are lessening in intensity after some days. Several doctors in the United States prescribe antibiotics to treat middle ear infections for infants that are below two years of age as these young age bracket children are at a heightened risk of developing complications. In infants that are two years and above, several doctors follow the wait-and-watch policy for some days to observe whether the status of the infection is improving or not. In case antibiotics are prescribed, they mostly comprise of amoxicillin (Amoxil)  [...]