Is fluconazole effective against lung fungus

Fluconazole is usually effective in the treatment of fungal pneumonia caused by fungi sensitive to this drug. Its ability to inhibit the growth of fungi is adapted to infected pneumonia, but has no effect on bacterial and viral, mycoplasma and chlamydia infected pneumonia; in addition, not all fungi can be applied fluconazole. Therefore, the treatment should be based on different sources of infection to choose sensitive antibiotics to control infection.
Fluconazole capsule belongs to the antifungal drugs, the treatment of fungal pneumonia caused by fungi sensitive to this drug, usually can play a good therapeutic effect. The use of fluconazole capsules is not effective when the patient’s pneumonia is not related to the fungal infection.
Not all fungi can apply fluconazole, such as Aspergillus need to apply voriconazole, etc., and spores need to apply compound sulfamethoxazole tablets.
At the same time, in the process of patients using fluconazole, you need to closely observe the clinical condition of abnormal liver function. If an elevation of transaminases is produced, the drug should be discontinued in time to avoid damage to liver cells.