How to treat mild pneumonia in newborns

Mild pneumonia in newborns is mainly treated with general therapy and medication. Newborn immunity is relatively poor, if not pay attention to warmth, it is easy to get cold infection, and will cause pneumonia, must pay attention to keep the environment temperature moderate, to avoid the newborn cold. Can also be given oxygen, sputum, nebulization and other symptomatic supportive treatment. If the newborn’s mild pneumonia is caused by viral infection, such as respiratory syncytial virus, the main symptomatic supportive treatment, let the newborn rest and pay attention to monitor the body temperature. If it is cytomegalovirus pneumonia, it can be treated with antiviral drugs as prescribed by the doctor, commonly used drug is ganciclovir. For pneumonia caused by bacterial infection, antibiotics such as cefazoxime and piperacillin may be used. For chlamydia pneumonia the trade-off is azithromycin. Mild pneumonia in newborns must be under the guidance of a doctor to use medication, not to give newborns their own arbitrary medication to avoid danger.