Patna: The child rescued from a borewell in Munger after a 30-hour ordeal on Wednesday has developed blood infection.

According to the doctors treating her at Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH), the infection is not very serious and can be managed with antibiotics. There is swelling on the girl's head and face, but there is no swelling in her vital organs and her pulse and respiration are normal due to which her condition cannot be termed very serious, said the doctors treating her at PMCH.

Shanna is admitted in the paediatrics department's intensive care unit (ICU).

"The child is stable now. We admitted her at the ICU so that she gets better care. As there is round-the-clock availability of doctors and paramedics in ICU, we have kept her there. We have engaged a few more doctors in the ICU. Right now, there is availability of six doctors in the ICU for taking proper care of her," said head of the paediatrics department of PMCH Dr A.K. Jaiswal.

Jaiswal said the CT scan at Munger Sadar hospital, where the girl was rushed after being rescued, showed some internal injury evidence but a second CT scan at PMCH revealed no internal injury.

"We have conducted CT scan for the second time at PMCH and the results will be reviewed by the radiologist and we are supposed to get the report by evening. This will clear all our doubts," he said.

The senior-most paediatrician under whom Shanna is admitted at PMCH, Dr CB Kumar, said she had got a swelling on her eyelid.

"It will take her a week or two to recover. As far as the swelling on the eyelid is concerned, it will go away with time," he said.

Dr Jaiswal said special food arrangement has been made for the child.

"The nutrition rehabilitation centre, which runs under our department, is arranging food for Shanna. Extra care is being taken for her food. On Friday, she was provided milk and khichdi," added Jaiswal.

He said hospital superintendent Dr Rajiv Ranjan Prasad, issued a directive to ensure that Shanna's relatives don't face problem in arranging medicines.

"We have the medicines in the hospital that have been prescribed. If any medicine is not present, local purchase is being made to provide it to the patient. We have been asked to ensure that child's relatives are not forced to buy a single medicine from outside," added Jaiswal.