1, what is mycoplasma infection Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a tiny pathogen with certain bacterial characteristics between bacteria and viruses. It can be pathogenic to humans all year round, but is more prevalent in the fall and winter, with an epidemic every 3-4 years. The incidence has increased significantly in the last two years, not only in children over 5 years of age, but also in infants and young children. The main manifestations of the infection are persistent (usually more than a week) severe cough (mostly dry cough aggravated at night), with or without fever (mostly low fever), coughing for a long time, and ineffective treatment with cephalosporin antibiotics. 2.Commonly used treatment drugs and course of treatment Western medicine is generally commonly used drugs are azithromycin and erythromycin, both drugs belong to the macrolide class, often have gastrointestinal side effects, such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, etc.. It is usually treated by intravenous drip or orally. The course of treatment usually takes a month. 3.What is the need for Mycoplasma pneumoniae related tests? (1) Repeated respiratory infections (upper respiratory tract infection, bronchitis, pneumonia) that persist and last more than 2 weeks. (2) Fever, respiratory infection, ineffective or inefficient treatment with penicillin and cephalosporin for 1 week. (3) Close contact with a patient diagnosed with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection. (4) In children with fever and cough, the absolute number and percentage of mononuclear cells in the blood count is significantly elevated. (5) X-ray chest radiographs suggesting “atypical pneumonia” or “interstitial pneumonia”. 4.How to diagnose mycoplasma infection? Commonly used to draw blood to check the serum agglutinin (IgM type) most titers rise to 1:32 or higher, the positive rate of 50% to 75%, the more serious the disease, the higher the positive rate. Cold agglutinins mostly appear at the end of the first week after the onset of the disease, reaching a peak in the third to fourth week, and then decreasing, disappearing in two to four months. There are also commonly used pharyngeal swab culture test (+). 5.Can mycoplasma infection be treated with Chinese medicine? The advantage of Chinese medicine treatment is that it is based on the evidence and the medication varies from person to person, with few safe side effects. Generally oral Chinese medicine soup plus external treatment dressing, serious cases plus Western medicine oral treatment, can effectively control the disease, usually not intravenous injection. The treatment time is generally 1 to 2 weeks depending on the severity of the disease. The advantage of Chinese medicine is to adjust the state of the child’s body and reshape the child’s immune function, so the chance of recurrence is smaller than that of children treated with Western medicine alone. 6.Why is mycoplasma infection in babies easy to relapse? Mycoplasma can destroy the body’s immune function, causing the baby’s immunity to decline, especially long-term intravenous treatment with Western medicine for children with poor immunity, so it is easy to relapse combined with other infections. This can lead to recurrent infections.