Respiratory diseases such as bronchitis and pneumonia often occur, and teach you to experience which pathogens to infect
There are three major categories of pathogenic microorganisms for common respiratory infections: bacteria, viruses, mycoplasma, and chlamydia.
1. Speculation of possible pathogens
Features of bacterial infections:
Clinical features: acute onset, high fever, may be accompanied by chills, purulent, brown or bloody sputum, chest pain, markedly elevated peripheral blood leukocytes, and markedly elevated CRP (high-sensitivity C-reactive protein).
Disease characteristics of mycoplasma and chlamydia
Age < 60 years, few underlying diseases, persistent cough, no sputum, few pulmonary signs, peripheral blood leukocytes < 10x10 to the 9th power/L, acute upper respiratory tract symptoms, myalgia, normal or low peripheral blood leukocytes, and ineffective antimicrobial therapy.
Viral infections are characterized by seasonality, epidemiological contact or clusters, acute upper respiratory tract symptoms, myalgia, normal or low peripheral blood leukocytes, elevated lymphocytes, and refractory to antimicrobial therapy.
2. Characteristics of different pathogens of pneumonia infection
Rust-colored sputum often indicates Streptococcus pneumoniae infection (indicating blood in the sputum) Brick-red sputum often indicates Klebsiella pneumoniae infection (indicating blood in the sputum) • Golden yellow purulent sputum often indicates Staphylococcus aureus infection (the most common and more common) Yellow-green purulent sputum often indicates Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection • (the most difficult to treat) Atypical pathogenic pathogens such as Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydia pneumoniae, and Legionella pneumophila are often manifested as dry cough, little sputum, and chest pain may occur when pneumonia involves the pleura, mostly persistent, vague pain, aggravated during deep inhalation, chest tightness, Shortness of breath and dyspnea often indicate a wide range of lesions, severe disease, large pleural effusion, or cardiac insufficiency
Next, we will give you popular science, for different pathogenic microorganisms, different antibiotics must be used symptomatically, and indiscriminate use will lead to antibiotic resistance.