What are the tests for mycoplasma pneumonia?

Many people are actively consulting the examination methods of mycoplasma pneumonia, according to the advice of experts, choose the more important examination methods and items of mycoplasma pneumonia can confirm the disease as soon as possible, and then we will introduce several conventional examination methods for mycoplasma pneumonia.

X-ray of the lungs: faint cloudy or uniform shadows, dense near the hilum and gradually lighter outward, with unclear margins, usually not invading the entire lobe. The vast majority of lobes are affected, the lower lobe is more common, the lower left is the most, the lower right is the second, there is a small amount of pleural effusion in about 20% of the lateral position, atelectasis is seen in about 10%, and occasional pleurisy, pulmonary lesions are usually absorbed in 2~3 weeks, and complete absorption takes 4~6 weeks. About 30% of children have hilar lymphadenopathy.

Nucleic acid hybridization test: Mycoplasma pneumoniae detection with nucleic acid probe technology labeled with radioisotopes (32P, 125I, etc.). Although this method has high sensitivity and strong specificity, it also requires high conditions and requires the use of isotopes, so it is difficult to be popularized in clinical practice.

The above two types of examination methods for mycoplasma pneumonia are more commonly used in regular hospitals, which require us to combine our own death situation when choosing the examination method for mycoplasma pneumonia, what to check, and not to feel distressed and spend money and not to cause unnecessary waste.