What should I do if my baby is infected with Mycoplasma pneumoniae?

Some babies suffer from serious lung diseases. Once there is a problem with our lungs, it is easy to cause dangerous situations for the patients, especially some babies' bodies are very fragile. Therefore, babies suffering from pneumonia need to pay attention to timely treatment. So what should we do if babies are infected with Mycoplasma pneumoniae? Let me introduce this issue to you below.

Pneumonia in children has certain age characteristics. Usually infants are susceptible to bronchopneumonia and bronchiolitis caused by bacterial or viral infections, while school-age children have enhanced resistance and the ability to limit the lesions, so they mainly suffer from lobar pneumonia and mycoplasma pneumonia.

Staphylococcal pneumonia Although staphylococcal pneumonia is fierce, some cases are not serious. Some have a slow course and sometimes develop chronic pneumonia or chronic lung abscesses. Clinical symptoms are similar to those of pneumococcal pneumonia (see above). Staphylococcal pneumonia is characterized by recurrent chills, tissue necrosis with abscess formation and lung cysts (mostly seen in infants and young children); the disease is acute and there is obvious exhaustion.

It can be cured. The disease is mainly treated with drugs, and Chinese medicine can be used to consolidate the condition after recovery and can be cured. The diet of pneumonia patients is very important for pneumonia patients. In daily life, the diet should be light and nutritious, supplemented with sufficient high-quality protein, vitamins, and trace elements, and eat more foods that nourish yin and moisten the lungs.

1. What is mycoplasma infection?

Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a tiny pathogen that is between bacteria and viruses and has some bacterial characteristics. It can be pathogenic to the human body all year round, but is more common in autumn and winter, with an epidemic occurring every 3-4 years. The incidence rate has increased significantly in the past two years, not only in children over 5 years old, but also in infants and young children. Yin Xu, Department of Pediatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine

2. Main manifestations of infection

Continuous (usually more than one week) severe cough (usually dry cough worse at night), with or without fever (usually low fever), long cough, cephalosporin antibiotics are ineffective

2. Commonly used treatment drugs and courses of treatment

Commonly used Western medicines are azithromycin and erythromycin. Both drugs belong to the class of macrolide drugs and often have gastrointestinal side effects, such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, etc. Generally treated by intravenous drip or oral administration. The course of treatment usually takes one month.

The above is my opinion on this issue. If the child has the above-mentioned diseases, the child should pay attention to consult a doctor in time for corresponding examinations and treatments to ensure the health of the body and avoid dangerous situations caused by the above-mentioned pneumonia problems. Finally, I wish the child a speedy recovery.