What to do if a child has a cough with green phlegm

Children coughing with green sputum consider the possible existence of bacterial infection, need to be in the local doctor under the guidance of timely treatment with antibacterial drugs. If you have a cough with green sputum, it is recommended that you go to the hospital and get a complete blood test, C-reactive protein, sputum culture and other related tests. The reason for this is to understand what causes, especially sputum culture, can be cultured out of the child green sputum is what bacteria, so that you can do the corresponding drug sensitivity test, according to the results of the drug sensitivity, the choice of targeted antimicrobial drugs, so as to achieve the desired therapeutic effect. The results of sputum culture are relatively slow to come out, you can choose the appropriate antibacterial drugs according to the child’s symptoms and other test results of the overall consideration of the first treatment. When the sputum culture results come back, see if you need to adjust the antibacterial drugs. There are many possible causes for children’s cough with green sputum, so it is recommended to go to the hospital as soon as possible for targeted treatment.