How to treat Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in children?

Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection is a very common type of pneumonia, especially in children, where the incidence is relatively high. However, because the initial symptoms of this disease are mainly coughing, prolonged coughing, and wheezing are relatively rare, it is easy to confuse it with the common cold. If parents take it lightly, the best treatment time will be delayed. Here we will introduce the treatment method of this disease.

Children are prone to pneumonia as soon as they are born, which is usually caused before or during delivery. Before birth, the fetus lives in a uterus filled with amniotic fluid. If it suffers from hypoxia (such as umbilical cord around the neck, fetal heart rate changes, abnormal fetal movements), it will inhale amniotic fluid during respiratory movements, causing aspiration pneumonia. If the membranes rupture prematurely, labor is prolonged, or during delivery, inhalation of bacteria-contaminated amniotic fluid or birth canal secretions can easily cause bacterial pneumonia. If the amniotic fluid is contaminated with meconium, inhalation into the lungs can cause meconium aspiration pneumonia.

Another is neonatal infectious pneumonia. If the child comes into contact with someone who is a carrier of the virus (for example, someone with a cold), the child can easily be infected and develop pneumonia. Newborns can be infected with pneumonia through the blood circulation due to sepsis, omphalitis, or enteritis, and this infection can be caused by bacteria. For older newborns, pneumonia can also be caused by viruses and other microorganisms.

1. Drug treatment

(1) Antibiotic treatment: used for bacterial pneumonia. Penicillin is the first choice. If the effect is not good or the patient is allergic, lincomycin or cefotaxime can be used. In mild cases, oral antibiotics such as hydroxyampicillin (amoxicillin) and framocin (hydroxyampicillin) can be taken. Erythromycin is the drug of choice for the treatment of mycoplasma pneumonia.

(2) Antiviral treatment: ribavirin or acyclovir.

2. Symptomatic treatment

(1) Give oxygen to patients who develop cyanosis.

(2) The cough suppressant phenergan is taken orally or intramuscularly.

(3) Inhalation of expectorant chymotrypsin nebulization.

The above article introduces the treatment methods for Mycoplasma pneumonia infection in children. Because this disease is prone to relapse, patients need to follow the course of treatment and pay special attention to their diet. They should not eat spicy and cold foods, as well as some hair-raising foods. It is best to eat more lung-moisturizing foods, such as snow pears, grapefruits, pork liver, black fungus, celery, etc.