Is erythromycin effective for treating mycoplasma pneumonia?

Erythromycin is a common drug for the treatment of mycoplasma pneumonia. Through clinical treatment, it is found that erythromycin is very effective in treating mycoplasma. The more common erythromycin drugs include azithromycin, erythromycin, etc. Mycoplasma infection is relatively stubborn, so timely medication treatment is necessary to avoid causing greater harm to health. During the treatment process, we must pay attention to the course of treatment and cannot interrupt the medication during treatment.

Treatment of mycoplasma infection

Since genital mycoplasma is transmitted through sex, treatment should be performed on both spouses at the same time, and the cure rate can be as high as 90%. This is mainly because mycoplasmas lack cell walls, so penicillin and cephalosporin treatment are ineffective. Ureaplasma urealyticum is sensitive to erythromycin, and Mycoplasma hominis is sensitive to lincomycin. After treatment with tetracycline in 24 patients with unexplained infertility who were positive for mycoplasma culture. When tetracycline is resistant, erythromycin can be used instead. Tetracycline-resistant strains are also resistant to minocycline.

2. After Chinese medicine mycoplasma infects the urogenital tract, the patient's symptoms in the acute phase are similar to those of other non-gonococcal urogenital tract infections, mainly manifested as urethral stinging, varying degrees of frequent urination, urgency, mild redness and swelling of the urethral opening, etc. The incubation period of mycoplasma is 1-3 weeks, during which the patient may not show obvious symptoms. It is also during the incubation period that the probability of couples infecting each other is relatively high due to lack of awareness, so the best treatment is to follow the principle of treating couples together. The key to treating mycoplasma infection is to kill the mycoplasma virus. Western medicine often uses antibiotics for antibacterial treatment, but antibiotic resistance and drug resistance can also make the disease difficult to cure or recur. In treatment, Chinese medicine mainly uses drugs that clear away heat and detoxify, and then, based on the symptoms exhibited by the patient, it is combined with some drugs that promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness, and promote diuresis and relieving stranguria for comprehensive treatment. Through Chinese medicine conditioning, the living environment of pathogens can be balanced and eliminated to prevent recurrence. Commonly used Chinese medicine raw material components include bupleurum, angelica, atractylodes, honeysuckle, forsythia, plantain seed, peach kernel, safflower, etc. It can kill various bacteria, viruses, pathogens, mycoplasma, chlamydia, turn gonorrhea negative, dredge fallopian tubes, achieve pain relief, regulate menstruation and other effects!