Most patients with lung abscesses still need to take antibiotics under doctor’s supervision after discharge from the hospital.
Lung abscess is usually caused by a mixture of anaerobic and aerobic bacteria, lung tissue can occur inflammation, necrosis, liquefaction, and ultimately the formation of confined pus accumulation of pus cavity, the patient has a high fever, coughing up a lot of thick and smelly sputum, coughing, and other symptoms, usually the treatment course is relatively long.
Lung abscess usually requires 6 to 8 weeks of antibiotic treatment, the hospitalization time is not too long, after the control of symptoms, pus cavity can be discharged after the obvious reduction of the discharge, the need to continue to apply antibiotics, and return to the hospital regularly to review the blood counts, lung CT and so on. If the chest imaging is no longer obvious lesions or only residual small foci when combined with clinical symptoms, you can consider stopping anti-infective treatment.
It is recommended that when a patient develops a lung abscess, he or she should seek prompt medical attention and standardize treatment under the guidance of a physician.