When bacterial pneumonia is treated, it usually takes 1~2 weeks to be cured, and the treatment time needs to be extended appropriately in severe cases or with extrapulmonary complications.
Bacterial pneumonia is a kind of infectious disease, and common infectious bacteria include Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, etc. The symptoms can be mild or severe. Symptoms can be mild or severe, generally the main symptoms include coughing up sputum, or aggravation of the existing respiratory symptoms, and in severe cases, there may be purulent sputum or bloody sputum, accompanied or not accompanied by chest pain and respiratory distress.
Confirmation of the diagnosis of bacterial pneumonia generally requires identification of the pathogen, assessment of the severity of the disease, and antimicrobial treatment after diagnosis. Take Streptococcus pneumoniae as an example, the general course of the disease is 1~2 weeks, the onset of the disease is 5~10 days, the use of antibacterial drugs, body temperature can be normalized in 1~3 days, and the symptoms also subside, if it is a severe disease or with extrapulmonary complications need to extend the treatment time.
Bacterial pneumonia treatment time varies depending on the degree of illness, complications, different pathogens, etc. It is recommended that patients consult a doctor in a timely manner, under the guidance of the physician active treatment.