Patient's question:
Recently, I've been experiencing chest pain and tightness in my chest. The hospital examination suggested a respiratory disease, but the medication hasn't been very effective. Recently, my cough has worsened. How can I alleviate lung infection?Doctor's answer:
Infections in the lungs primarily require anti-infection relief. First, it's important to identify what type of infection it is, then determine the sensitive antibiotics for relief. For example, bacterial pneumonia is generally treated first with penicillin-class or quinolone-class antibiotics. For more severe cases, combination therapy is often needed. Mycoplasma pneumonia is typically treated with macrolide-class antibiotics such as erythromycin and azithromycin. Fungal pneumonia requires antifungal medications like ketoconazole for relief.