How long is mycoplasma infection not contagious

The length of time mycoplasma is contagious after infection depends on how timely and effective treatment is. Most patients with mycoplasma infection, if they can standardize the use of macrolides for anti-infective treatment, it generally takes 2~3 weeks to recover, and they are no longer infectious.

Mycoplasma is a microorganism between a virus and a bacterium that has no cell wall and is somewhat infectious. Common mycoplasma in clinical practice include Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Mycoplasma hominis, Mycoplasma genitalium and Ureaplasma urealyticum, etc., and different mycoplasma will cause lesions in different organs and have different transmission routes.

Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection mainly affects the respiratory tract of the human body, causing mycoplasma pneumonia. The transmission route is mainly droplet transmission, and the incubation period is long, which can reach about 2~3 weeks. Pulmonary lesions are severe, and inflammation is absorbed relatively slowly, but most patients have a good prognosis. The clinical symptoms of Mycoplasma pneumoniae are mainly manifested as cough and sputum production, dyspnea, stridor, etc., and in severe cases, hemolytic anemia and myocarditis will occur. When mycoplasma infection involves the genitourinary tract, it can cause genitourinary tract infection, and the clinical symptoms of patients are mainly manifested as tingling pain in the urethra, varying degrees of urinary frequency, urgency, dysuria and dysuria. The urethral discharge is relatively thin, small, purulent or serous, and the urethral discharge is mildly red and swollen. Genitourinary tract infections are mainly transmitted through sexual contact, and the incubation period is about 1-3 weeks.