Pulmonary mycoplasma infection with what medicine is best

Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia is self-limiting, most cases can be self-healing without treatment, but early use of appropriate antibiotics can alleviate symptoms and shorten the course of disease, macrolides antibiotics are the first choice, such as erythromycin, roxithromycin and azithromycin, for those who are not sensitive to macrolides drugs, respiratory quinolones drugs, such as levofloxacin, moxifloxacin, etc., can be selected. Tetracyclines can also be used in the treatment of mycoplasma pneumonia, the course of treatment is generally 2-3 weeks. Because mycoplasma pneumonia has no cell wall, penicillin or cephalosporins antibiotics are ineffective, severe cough should be given appropriate antitussive drugs. If combined with bacterial infection, according to the etiology of the selection of targeted antibiotic treatment. In general, the treatment of mycoplasma pneumonia is divided into symptomatic treatment and treatment against pathogens. Treatment against pathogens, that is, treatment against mycoplasma pneumonia, can use macrolides and respiratory quinolones.