Pathogen distribution and therapeutic efficacy of atypical neonatal pneumonia / 中华全科医师杂志

ABSTRACT

The pathogens were tested in 682 cases of neonatal pneumonia,atypical pathogens were found in 167 cases (24.49％).Among the 167 cases,chlamydia trachomatis was detected in 124(74.25％),ureaplasma urealyticum in 55 (32.93％),chlamydia pneumoniae in 47 (28.14％) and mycoplasma pneumoniae in 35 (20.56％).The Chlamydia trachomatis-positive rate in mothers of 167 cases was 80.84％,ureaplasma urealyticum was 53.29％,chlamydia pneumoniae was 50.90％,Mycoplasma pneumoniae was 53.29％.The patients were treated with azithromycin and other antibiotics,151 cases were cured and 11 were effective with an overall efficacy rate of 97.01％.The liver and kidney function were tested before and after treatment; and there were no significant changes after treatment.The results show that azithromycin is safe and effective for treatment of neonatal infectious pneumonia from atypical pathogens.