Supportive Care and Monitoring
- Anti-pyretic and analgesics:
- Adults:
- Paracetamol 1 g paracetamol PO (using Nasogastric Tube (NGT)) every 6–8 hours Maximum 4g/ 24hr
- Children:
- Paracetamol 10–15mg/kg every 6 hourly, maximum dose 60 mg/kg/day
- Close monitoring for signs of clinical deterioration such as respiratory failure, sepsis/ septic shock must be done for early management of such complications