How long does it take for pneumonia to be treated?

Bronchopneumonia in children is the most common pneumonia in childhood. It is most commonly caused by bacteria and viruses, but can also be infected by a combination of viruses and bacteria. In terms of treatment, antibiotics are selected according to different pathogens: (1) Streptococcus pneumoniae: penicillin or ampicillin (amoxicillin) is preferred for penicillin-sensitive patients;

Penicillin can still be preferred in patients with low resistance to penicillin, but the dose should be increased, and erythromycin should be used in patients with penicillin allergy; (2) Staphylococcus aureus: oxacillin sodium or chloracillin sodium is preferred for methicillin-sensitive patients, and vancomycin or rifampicin is used for drug-resistant patients;

(3) Haemophilus influenzae: amoxicillin plus clavulanate (or plus sulbactam) is preferred; (4) Escherichia coli and pneumobacilli: ceftriaxone or cefotaxime are preferred, and ticarcillin plus clavulanic acid is preferred for Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia;

(5) Mycoplasma pneumoniae and chlamydia: macrolide antibiotics such as erythromycin, roxithromycin and azithromycin are preferred.Duration of medication: Generally, the drug should be continued until 3 days after the disappearance of symptoms and signs.

Mycoplasma pneumonia should be treated with antimicrobial drugs for at least 2~3 weeks. Staphylococcal pneumonia can be discontinued 2~3 weeks after normal body temperature, and the general total course of treatment ≥ 6 weeks. If your child's condition does not improve after five or six days of treatment, the current medication is not working against the pathogen and you can switch to other better antibiotics, such as cephalosporins.

If you want to determine what drug the pathogen is sensitive to, you can go to the hospital to do a throat swab bacterial culture (but it is a long time, so you can not do it for the time being).