Azithromycin three days after taking cough is still very strong need to clarify the cause and then take targeted measures.
The common causes of cough are infectious factors such as bronchitis and pneumonia, as well as allergic cough, gastro-esophageal reflux and lung tumors.
1. Infectious factors: bronchitis, lung inflammation and other causes of cough, taking azithromycin for three days does not relieve, may be insensitive to pathogens, or the emergence of a new pathogen infection, you can do sputum culture and other aetiological examination to further clarify the causative organisms, according to the results of the sensitivity of the use of sensitive antimicrobial drugs.
2. Allergic cough: it is due to dust, oil smoke or cold air induced irritating dry cough, antibiotic treatment is ineffective, need to inhalation of glucocorticosteroids (beclomethasone dipropionate, etc.) and (or) oral antihistamine (loratadine, etc.).
3. Cough caused by gastro-esophageal reflux: it is caused by the reflux of gastric acid and other gastric contents into the esophagus, often with obvious acid reflux and burning sensation at the back of the sternum, and antibiotic treatment is ineffective, and it is necessary to take acid-suppressing agents (omeprazole, etc.) and gastric stimulants (domperidone, etc.).
4. Lung tumor: early lung tumor is asymptomatic, with the progress of the lesion, cough is the most common symptom, this situation requires specialized targeted treatment, antibiotic treatment is ineffective.
There are many causes of cough, besides respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, medication factors, neurological factors, psychological factors and so on may cause cough, so we should go to the hospital in time for further examination, to clarify the cause of the disease, and to choose the appropriate therapeutic drugs. All of the above medications should be used under the guidance of a doctor to avoid self-medication.