Patient's question:
My baby just turned one month old. The baby got pneumonia before turning one month old. How is neonatal pneumonia treated?Doctor's answer:
A newborn is a family's hope, so we should pay special attention to them. Neonatal pneumonia can be divided into aspiration pneumonia and infectious pneumonia based on different causes. Newborns with pneumonia should be actively treated to control the infection and should be given broad-spectrum antibiotics to prevent the infection from worsening. If it is a viral infection, antiviral drugs should be used for treatment. Oxygen should be provided as needed based on the degree of hypoxia, and corresponding comprehensive symptomatic treatment should be given, such as cough, sputum production, fever, diarrhea, wheezing, etc. Cough relief, sputum relief, fever reduction, fluid replacement, and bronchial spasm relief. Targeting the symptoms accompanying infant pneumonia to promote the relief of the infant's symptoms and help the infant recover as soon as possible, preventing the condition from worsening.