most helpful answer it could be viral instead of bacterial. were his symptoms different when he had the xray? if it was bacterrial generally the complete blood count would show high white blood cells. has he had any cultures taken? marieh9
my husband has had a fever and a cough for over 10days now. not pneumonia (had xray 4 days ago) what could it be? . his fever ranges between 100-103. he is coughing up lots of mucous but doesn't feel any sinus congestion (no runny nose). he has been on an antibiotic for 5days now. he says it is helping a little but it's not taking care of the fever or cough just making the mucous less green. he had a chest x-ray 5days ago but it didn't show pnumonia should he be x-rayed again? he is also very pale in color as well as is experiencing dizziness headache and nausea. had a cbc blood work came back normal.