Children with coughing upper respiratory tract infection are recommended to control the infection and relieve the symptoms through general treatment and medication under the guidance of a doctor.
1. General treatment: It is recommended to take a light diet, avoid spicy, greasy food, drink more water, eat more fruits and vegetables, at the same time should be sufficient rest, avoid staying up all night, can be appropriate exercise, relax the mind.
2. Drug treatment: bacterial infection can be applied ceftriaxone, clindamycin and other antibiotics to control inflammation; viral infection generally do not need special use of antiviral drugs, if the influenza virus caused by the application of oseltamivir and other antiviral drugs; mycoplasma infections can be taken erythromycin, azithromycin and other drugs.
Due to individual differences, there is no absolute most effective and safest drugs, need to follow the doctor’s instructions to standardize the use of adverse reactions such as rashes, diarrhea and other timely consultation, drug allergy is prohibited. If the child’s upper respiratory tract infection cough symptoms are serious, or symptoms continue and do not see improvement, should promptly go to the hospital for treatment.