A mother brings her febrile infant to the pediatric clinic for evaluation. The infant has a temperature of 102 degrees. The mother tells you that she wishes she had given the baby a dose of liquid aspirin before leaving the house to bring down the baby's temperature. What is your best response?
A) "Aspirin can be dangerous, and should not be given to infants."
B) "We can give the baby a dose now before you leave the clinic."
C) "Give aspirin alternating with acetaminophen every 4 h for fever."
D) "Aspirin will need to be given with a proton-pump inhibitor to prevent bleeding."
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