Does pneumonia need timely treatment?

If you suffer from pneumonia, you must seek timely treatment. Only in this way can you avoid worsening of your pneumonia symptoms. You also need to choose suitable antibacterial drugs for treatment. This is the most critical step in treating pneumonia. After all, the reason why many people suffer from pneumonia is still closely related to bacterial infection, so only this treatment method can achieve the best effect.

Correct selection of antibiotics is the key to pneumonia treatment

The correct selection of antibiotics is the key to the treatment of pneumonia. After pneumonia is confirmed, sputum specimens should be collected as soon as possible before taking medication. After sputum culture, bacterial identification and bacterial sensitivity tests should be performed to clarify the etiological diagnosis so that sensitive antibiotics can be used for targeted treatment. In most cases of pneumonia caused by bacteria, empirical treatment is often adopted before the bacterial pathogen is isolated in order not to delay the disease. If community-acquired pneumonia is considered, you can consider using drugs against cocci and Haemophilus influenzae first, such as penicillin, first-generation cephalosporins, macrolide antibiotics, etc. For pneumonia with unknown pathogens and severe conditions, second-generation cephalosporins, such as Ciclosporin and Cilixin, can be used. These drugs are effective against both cocci and bacilli and have a wide coverage.

Precautions for using antibiotics for pneumonia

For mild pneumonia, oral antibiotics such as macrolides and quinolone antibiotics can be used. For moderate to severe pneumonia, intramuscular injection or intravenous drip can be used. The application of a certain antibiotic should be observed for at least 3-5 days. Only when it is ineffective should other antibacterial drugs be considered. When choosing antibacterial drugs, pay attention to drug interactions. For example, macrolides and quinolones can affect the metabolism of theanine, causing an increase in theanine concentration in the blood and producing poisoning reactions. Therefore, when these two antibiotics are used together with thea alkaloids, the dosage should be adjusted appropriately. In severe pneumonia, two antibiotics are often used in combination. While paying attention to their positive effects, we should also pay attention to the accumulation of drug side effects. The course of antibiotic treatment for pneumonia patients should depend on the severity of the disease and is generally used for 1-2 weeks. When using antibiotics, other drugs can be used in combination, such as expectorants, cough suppressants, antipyretics, etc.

Combination antibiotics for pneumonia

The following are some of the situations in which antibiotics are used in combination in patients with pneumonia

⑴ Patients with severe pneumonia need urgent treatment, and the culture results of the pathogens have not yet been obtained. Combination therapy can be used, such as penicillin and gentamicin or other antibiotics.

⑵ Pneumonia is caused by two pathogens. If bacterial pneumonia is complicated by fungal infection, antifungal drugs should be given together with antibiotics.

⑶ In severe pneumonia, two antibiotics with synergistic effects are used to enhance the antibacterial effect. For example, the combined use of cephalosporins and aminoglycoside antibiotics often produces a synergistic effect.