Patient's question:
I always get colds repeatedly, and I was recently diagnosed with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia. My husband and I also have similar symptoms. After I had a thorough check-up, I found that my test result was over 80. The pediatrician recommended that I take the same medication as them to avoid mutual infection. However, the respiratory medicine doctor said that adults generally don't get tested for this and that there's no need to consider Mycoplasma. So, they prescribed me clarithromycin and other medications. After taking them, my symptoms improved, but I still have some phlegm. The doctor said it's not necessary to worry about it and that taking some phlegm-reducing medicine would be fine.What kind of help I need: Hello, should I continue taking clarithromycin until the pneumonia Mycoplasma test comes back negative? Do adults really not have this viewpoint?
Doctor's answer:
In summary, the child suffers from mycoplasma pneumonia. As for the doctor's advice to the parents to take azithromycin for treatment, there is also doubt about whether the parents have mycoplasma infection. However, the internal medicine doctor does not believe that the parents also have mycoplasma infection, which makes it very difficult for you. In fact, I think adults are not necessarily immune to mycoplasma infection, just less likely to get it. Wishing the child a speedy recovery, a healthy body, and a wonderful life.