Is pertussis difficult to treat

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Pertussis often occurs in infants, so many mothers are very anxious to hear the baby cough, pertussis is generally caused by fever, so the child's daily life can not be ignored, let's talk about pertussis is difficult to treat it.

Is pertussis difficult to treat

First, in addition to the general supportive therapy, we should pay attention to keep the environment quiet and fresh air to reduce the causes of spasmodic cough; for infants, we should pay attention to sputum suction to prevent asphyxia; early use of antibiotics, generally erythromycin, chloramphenicol, ampicillin, kanamycin and compound sulfamethoxazole (compound sulfamethoxazole); severe patients should be short-term use of corticosteroids; early use of antibiotics, generally use of erythromycin, chloramphenicol, ampicillin, kanamycin and compound sulfamethoxazole (compound sulfamethoxazole); If there are complications, corresponding treatment should be taken.

Second: general and symptomatic treatment. Isolated by respiratory tract. Keep the air fresh, pay attention to nutrition and good care. Avoid irritating, crying and inducing spasmodic cough. Infantile spasm cough can take the head down, tap the back. Cough more severe can be used before going to bed hibernating or non - Nagan Dunfu, conducive to sleep, reduce cough. Procaine hydrochloride can also be used 3-5mg / kg / time, added to glucose 30-50ML, intravenous drip, 1-2 times / day, for 3-5 days, with antispasmodic effect.

Third: antibiotic treatment. The use of antibiotics within 4 days of catarrhal period can shorten the cough time or block the occurrence of spasmodic cough. 4 days later or in spasmodic cough period can shorten the excretion period and prevent secondary infection, but can not shorten the course of disease. Erythromycin 30-50 mg / kg / day is the first choice, and it can be used for 7-10 days, or chloramphenicol (the same dose as above).

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Pertussis is really difficult to treat, but it also needs mother's care and careful care. Of course, early pertussis can be treated with catarrhal antibiotics, but after all, drugs have an impact on infants, mainly in the right amount.