Is mycoplasma pneumonia serious?

Mycoplasma pneumonia refers to the smallest microorganisms living outside the cell, it is different from cells, but also different from viruses, there are many types, widely distributed, and the harm caused is quite large, so you also know that the pneumonia infected by mycoplasma will be more serious than the usual pneumonia, but it is not untreatable, so you don't have to worry too much, but you must find it in time, and I will take a look at some symptoms of mycoplasma infection.

Symptom:

Genitourinary tract infection: the incubation period is 1 to 3 weeks, and the typical acute symptoms are similar to those of other non-gonorrhea genitourinary tract infections, with stinging urethral pain, varying degrees of urgency and frequency, and stinging during urination, especially when the urine is more concentrated. The urethral opening is mildly red and swollen, the discharge is thin, the amount is small, serous or purulent, and the urethra needs to be squeezed hard to see the discharge overflow.

In the subacute phase, prostate infection is often present, and patients often present with perineal pain, backache, and discomfort on the medial thighs of both thighs, or a tingling sensation that radiates from the perineum to the medial thigh when performing levator anal maneuvers.

In women, germline inflammation that spreads around the cervix is more common. Most of them have no obvious symptoms, and a small number of severe patients have a feeling of falling vagina, and when the infection spreads to the urethra, frequent urination and urgency are the main symptoms that attract the attention of patients. Infection is confined to the cervix and manifests as increased vaginal discharge, opacity, cervical edema, hyperemia, or superficial erosions.

Diagnosis:

(1) Culture and biochemical reaction Mycoplasma facultative anaerobic, the main components of mycoplasma cells cholesterol and protein are derived from the culture medium, the latter needs to contain serum, egg yolk, etc.The colonies resemble fried poached eggs and are generally large colonies.

(2) Antibody and antigen testing

Two weeks after Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection, about 50% of the patients produced antibodies, and the red blood cell cold agglutination test was positive, with a titer of more than 1:32, and a four-fold increase in titer during the recovery period was of great significance. In 40%~50% of cases, the agglutination test of streptococcal MG was positive. In addition, complement fixation test, indirect hemagglutination, enzyme-linked adsorbent and other tests can be used.