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  • China - Pediatric mycoplasma pneumonia up 20% at one hospital - Nanning, Guangxi province - December 26, 2017

    Note: Recently, patients with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in high-risk hospital by 20%

    2017-12-26 10:21:21 Source: Guangxi News Network

    Recently, mycoplasma pneumoniae infection, the hospital increased by 20%, the doctor reminded -
    Children cough fever
    Parents do not think just a cold
    Guangxi News Network - Contemporary Life reporter Chen Jiajia
    Core tips
    Last week, Ms. Chen's son Nanning sudden high fever 39.6 ℃, to the hospital to check the blood and other indicators were normal, after a sustained high fever for 7 days, was eventually diagnosed as Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection. Reporter learned from many hospitals pediatric outpatient, recent mycoplasma pneumoniae infection significantly increased the number of children, only district maternal and child health Hospital Branch of the outpatient volume increased by 1 to 2 percent.
    Clinical case 11-year-old child had a fever 7 days before finding out the cause
    December 15, Ms. Chen 11-year-old son Millet (a pseudonym) to go home from school, saying he was not feeling well, may be a cold, so go to bed early. The next morning, millet began to have a fever. "That night, the child's body temperature rose to 39.6 ℃, we immediately sent him to the hospital," Ms. Chen said. The doctor checked the blood of millet items, the results showed normal. As a result, the doctor confessed Ms. Chen, the child may be a cold, take some cold medicine can be.
    Ms. Chan can give her child a full 3 days of cold medicine, the condition did not show any signs of improvement, the child's basic temperature are maintained at 39 ℃ above. High fever continued until the 4th day, Ms. Chen once again the child into the hospital, this time to do the blood test results are still normal, the doctor gave millet patted the chest, ruled out the possibility of suffering from pneumonia. Although the test results show that the indicators of the child's body are normal, high fever is still not refundable, which makes Ms. Chen began to worry, "During the child high fever, we kept asking him if there is anything uncomfortable, the children say no, Just occasionally listen to him cough twice, do not eat or drink, most of the time in lethargy.
    High fever on the 6th, Ms. Chen took her son to the hospital for the third time, when pediatricians suspect millet may be Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection. Blood test again, millet Mycoplasma pneumoniae antibody was positive, the cause finally found, millet symptomatic medication the next day, began to fever.
    Cause Analysis Mycoplasma pneumoniae and pneumonia is not directly related
    It is understood that Mycoplasma is a pathogen between bacteria and viruses, is a micro-organisms compared to bacteria, the most common children is Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection.
    Mycoplasma pneumoniae, is a type of Mycoplasma, do not look in the name of "pneumonia" two words, but with our usual cognition is not directly related to pneumonia. Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection can occur throughout the year, but more common in autumn and winter, in large, middle and primary schools and some collective units can cause a small pandemic. Mycoplasma pneumonia and Mycoplasma pneumoniae carriers are the source of infection, mainly through the cough droplets spread.
    District Maternal and Child Health Hospital Xiangtan bamboo carnivore district deputy director Yang Xiaoxiang told reporters that into the autumn and winter, the weather turns cooler, large temperature difference between day and night, if the child itself is weaker resistance, coupled with improper Tim clothing and clothing, cross-infection and so on , It will be more susceptible to infection. From the hospital outpatient volume situation, the children suffering from Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection than other seasons 1 to 2 percent, the patient's age range between 1 to 4 years old, and even a few months old infants also infected with Mycoplasma pneumoniae. In Nanning First People's Hospital pediatric outpatient, a doctor on duty told reporters that since December, she has admitted more than 10 children infected with Mycoplasma pneumoniae, aged about 10 years old.
    Mycoplasma pneumoniae children longer incubation period, up to 2 to 3 weeks. Most manifestations of pharyngitis, rhinitis, bronchitis and bronchiolitis, fever, headache, chills, cough, general malaise, significant fatigue, loss of appetite and other symptoms.
    Fourth People's Hospital of Nanning Pediatric Song Xiaoling, director of introduction, Mycoplasma pneumoniae early onset and common cold fever symptoms are not much different, mainly in fever, cough, sore throat and other symptoms, which is easy to confuse the reason. But the course will be very different, the common cold is self-limiting, usually a week can be alleviated or cured; ordinary bacterial infections, as long as the use of effective antibiotics usually a week or 10 days can be cured; and pneumonia Mycoplasma infection will appear repeatedly high fever, duration is often more than 1 week, sometimes for 2-3 weeks.
    In addition, the general antibiotic treatment of Mycoplasma pneumoniae no effect; mainly persistent high fever, body temperature is often around 39 ℃ ~ 40 ℃; accompanied by cough, and mainly to stimulate dry cough, more common in the evening. If you want to diagnose, you must go to the hospital to take chest radiographs, and mycoplasma pneumoniae antibody testing.

    http://www.kaixian.tv/gd/2017/1226/642390.html

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