Patient's question:
Doctor, my baby is now 63 days old. At 38 days, we found bronchopneumonia, and she stayed in the hospital for 5 days, receiving intravenous fluids and nebulization twice a day during that time. After going home, we continued nebulization for another 18 days. Currently, she basically doesn't cough, and her nasal discharge has also mostly stopped. Do I still need to focus on nebulization, or could I replace 2ml of ipratropium bromide suspension with 2ml of normal saline to use in combination with budesonide suspension for my baby to inhale? Additionally, so far, we have only vaccinated her with the second dose of the hepatitis B vaccine. The BCG vaccine and the third dose of the hepatitis B vaccine should have been administered at one month old, but we haven't vaccinated her yet. Will this be a problem?Doctor's answer:
Staying in the hospital for five days, then coming home and undergoing for 18 more days—this period has already been quite long. Since there are no symptoms now, there is no need for further. It has been more than two months and three days, and the child has not received the BCG vaccine or the third dose of the hepatitis B vaccine, except for the polio vaccine at the age of two months. This has caused some disruption for the child, at the very least, it means the child cannot be protected by the vaccines. So, once the child recovers, it is important to get the vaccines caught up as soon as possible.