How long does it take to cure pneumonia in children?

Pneumonia often attacks violently, which brings a lot of pain and trouble to pneumonia patients. Therefore, the diagnosis and treatment of pneumonia should be targeted according to its characteristics. Here we will explain some effective and commonly used methods for treating pneumonia, the common methods of treating pneumonia in Western medicine.

1. Anti-pathogen treatment: also known as "curing the root cause", this is the most important treatment for pneumonia. It is important to pay attention to the correct and reasonable use of antibiotics.

2. Systemic supportive therapy: including adequate intake of calories, nutrition, and protein to maintain the balance of water and electrolytes in the body to achieve the treatment goal of pneumonia.

3. Treat the primary disease and improve immunity: For obstructive pneumonia caused by diabetes or tumors, the primary disease should be actively controlled.

4. If the pathogen that causes pneumonia invades the lungs from the primary lesion through the blood circulation, the primary lesion should be eliminated and treated in time.

5. If pneumonia has complications, such as shock and empyema, pneumonia should be treated actively.

6. Anti-infection treatment is the most important part of treating pneumonia. The treatment of bacterial pneumonia includes empirical treatment and treatment against pathogens. The former mainly selects antimicrobial drugs that may cover pathogens based on the epidemiological data of pneumonia pathogens in the region and unit; the latter selects antimicrobial drugs that are sensitive to in vitro tests to treat pneumonia based on the culture and drug sensitivity test results of respiratory or lung tissue specimens. In addition, antimicrobial drugs and routes of administration should be selected based on the patient's age, the presence or absence of underlying diseases, the presence or absence of aspiration, whether the patient is in a general ward or an intensive care unit, the length of hospitalization, and the severity of pneumonia.

7. Penicillins, first-generation cephalosporins, etc. are commonly used to treat young and middle-aged patients with community-acquired pneumonia and patients without underlying diseases. Due to the high resistance rate of Streptococcus pneumoniae to macrolide antibiotics in my country, macrolide antibiotics are not used alone to treat pneumonia caused by this bacteria. Fluoroquinolones (moxifloxacin, gemifloxacin and levofloxacin) that are specifically effective for respiratory infections can be used for resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae.

8. For the elderly, patients with underlying diseases or community-acquired pneumonia who require hospitalization, fluoroquinolones, second- and third-generation cephalosporins, β-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitors, or ertapenem are commonly used, and can be combined with macrolides to achieve the purpose of treating pneumonia.

9. The treatment of severe pneumonia should first select a broad-spectrum strong antibiotic, and it should be sufficient and combined to achieve the purpose of treating pneumonia. Because the initial empirical treatment is insufficient or unreasonable, or the antibiotics are adjusted according to the etiological results, the mortality rate is significantly higher than that of those with correct initial treatment. Severe community-acquired pneumonia often uses β-lactams combined with macrolides or fluoroquinolones; fluoroquinolones and aztreonam are used for those who are allergic to penicillin. Acquired pneumonia can be treated with fluoroquinolones or aminoglycosides combined with any of the anti-pseudomonas β-lactams, broad-spectrum penicillins/β-lactamase inhibitors, and carbapenems, and can be combined with vancomycin, teicoplanin or linezolid if necessary.

Western medicine treatments for pneumonia are effective quickly, but sometimes they are not thorough and are prone to relapse. Here we recommend that you use some traditional Chinese medicine treatments for pneumonia under the doctor's advice while you are undergoing Western medicine treatments for pneumonia. Combining Chinese and Western medicine is the best way to treat pneumonia. I hope these methods can help you.