Analysis on clinical diagnosis and treatment of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in children

Objective:To explore the clinical characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in children,and improve the diagnostic level and curative level.Methods:The clinical data of 120 children who were diagnosed as Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia definitely and treated in the hospital from May 2011 to May 2012 were analyzed retrospectively.Results:At 3-5 days after clinical treatment,body temperature of 99 children decreased significantly,cough was relieved obviously.At 7-9 days after treatment,the body temperature of 18 children maintained stable,cough was relieved obviously,and the body temperature of 3 children with Legionella infection combined with hyperpyrexia returned to normal after 11 days.Eighteen children with other bacterial infection were treated with cephalosporin and mezlocillin for 12 days,then they left the hospital after improvement of X-ray chest radiography reexamination,the children were followed up for more than one month,all the children were cured.Conclusion:Pediatric Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia is a common disease,the clinical manifestations except respiratory disease,pulmonary multiple system damage is commonly combined,positive Mycoplasma pneumoniae DNA of throat swab can be used as an important method for clinical early diagnosis,the curative effects of azithromycin and erythromycin are good for clinical treatment of pediatric Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia.