If you experience a rare but serious side effects, stop taking meropenem and seek emergency medical attention or contact your doctor immediately: 1  allergic reaction (difficulty breathing; closing of the throat; swelling of the lips, tongue, or face; or hives) 2  seizures; 3  severe or watery diarrhea;  a skin rash;
You can take a temperature using the mouth (oral), anus (rectal), armpit (axillary), or ear (tympanic). But the temperature readings vary depending on which one you use, and you need an accurate body temperature to determine if a fever is present.Medical research hasn't determined an exact correlation between oral, rectal, ear, armpit, and forehead temperature measurements.
One temperature reading a day is not enough to see how widely the temperature is fluctuating, but more than three a day can be too time consuming. For these reasons Dr. Wilson recommends measuring the temperatures. 1  By mouth with a thermometer. 2  Every 3 hours. 3  3 times a day, starting 3 hours after waking. 4  For several days (not the 3 days prior to the period in women since its higher then) for diagnosis.