How is Mycoplasma respiratory tract diagnosed in children

Mycoplasma infections are more common in older children, but sometimes in young infants. First, there will be fever after mycoplasma infection, which can be low-grade or high-heat, and under normal circumstances, fever will last for 13 weeks; There will also be a cough, which is more obvious at night, with less phlegm, and older children will say that they have sore throat, chest tightness, chest pain, etc. If the lungs are examined with a stethoscope, there is usually no obvious abnormality, and younger children may hear rales. Infection with mycoplasma not only has respiratory manifestations, but also other manifestations, such as myocarditis, hepatitis,nephritis, rashes, thrombocytopenia, etc.Therefore, mycoplasma infection must be treated in time to avoid delaying the disease. Second, if you are infected with mycoplasma, you generally need to do the following tests:

1. Blood was drawn for the condensation test, and the result was greater than 1:32, which means that it may be infected with mycoplasma;

2. Mycoplasma antibody IgM positive or convalescent serum MP antibody is more than 4 times high, indicating mycoplasma infection.

3. Chest X-ray, hilar shadow, bronchopneumonia, interstitial pneumonia changes, and uniform consolidation may be manifestations of mycoplasma infection. In other words, to confirm the diagnosis of mycoplasma, blood tests and radiographs are required. Third, the treatment drug first chooses macrolide antibiotics, such as erythromycin, azithromycin, guitarycin, etoerythromycin, etc., the general course of treatment is relatively long, requiring treatment for 21 days or longer, which depends on the child's recovery.