Lung infections usually take 1 to 2 weeks to be able to get well, but special types of infections may take 2 to 4 weeks or even longer.
Common lung infections such as bacterial infections of the lungs usually take 1~2 weeks to heal completely. If the type of infection is clearly defined and targeted antibiotic treatment is taken, the infection can usually wait until it is clearly controlled in about 1 week, and can be cured in about 2 weeks.
However, in the case of specific types of infection, such as mycoplasma infection, it may take 2 to 4 weeks of treatment, which significantly extends the treatment period. In the case of tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, the treatment cycle takes about 6 months.
Therefore, the healing time for lung infections depends on the pathogen of the infection. The presence of a lung infection requires prompt medical attention, subject to the opinion of the doctor.