IMPROVEMENT OF CHLAMYDIAL PNEUMONIA TREATMENT METHODS IN CHILDREN

Аннотация

Pneumonia is dangerous not only for children, but also for adults. First of all, this is due to the risk of developing severe complications - lung abscess, obstruction, pleurisy, acute respiratory failure, pleural empyema, endocarditis. One of the most common diseases in young children is pneumonia, which ranks among the first in morbidity and mortality. The aim of the work is to study the efficiency of the combined use of antibacterial and antiviral drugs in children with chlamydial pneumonia. Materials and methods of the study: 42 patients aged 3 to 12 years were observed, who were divided into 2 groups. 21 patients were prescribed complex therapy in age-appropriate doses, including antibacterial and antiviral drugs for 10 days. Clinical manifestations in patients of group 1 improved almost 2 times faster than in patients of group 2. For the correct study of the pathogen, laboratory methods for diagnosing chlamydial pneumonia are used: bacteriological culture of sputum, nasopharyngeal smear on a nutrient medium; polymerase chain reaction, enzyme immunoassay. Timely and adequate etiotropic therapy contributes to rapid normalization of clinical manifestations of chlamydial pneumonia. In the treatment of chlamydial pneumonia, macrolides are used as the main course for at least 7 days. Symptomatic therapy is carried out at the same time; Combination treatment with antibiotics and antiviral drugs for chlamydial pneumonia has shown that they are most effective in reducing the severity of the disease.