Coughing up yellow sputum suggests a possible bacterial infection, it is recommended that under the guidance of a doctor for the empirical use of drugs, amoxicillin, cephalosporin can be used, and poor treatment should be based on the results of the drug sensitivity to choose the drug.
Coughing up yellow sputum in the case of a cold is considered to be a possible combination of bacterial infections, and antibiotic anti-infective treatment is needed. Generally speaking, doctors will choose oral medications based on local epidemiological history and experience, and amoxicillin and cephalosporin are both commonly used antibiotics.
A small number of people through the empirical treatment is not effective, this time the yellow sputum specimens need to be cultured for pathogens, and at the same time to do drug sensitivity tests, according to the results of drug sensitivity tests to choose sensitive drugs.
Cough yellow sputum cold, in addition to the application of drugs under the guidance of the doctor, but also need to drink more water, avoid cold, keep indoor ventilation and so on.