On Relation between Chronic and Persistent Cough of Children and MP Infection and Clinical Observation and Treatment

Abstract

Objective To explore the relation between chronic and persistent cough of children and MP infection and clinical observation and treatment.Methods Retrospective Study of the 55 children chronic and persistent cough cases, with a clinical features as pneumonia MP infection, in my hospital from March 2005 to March 2008.Results ①Clinical Feature:major symptom of these 55 children chronic cough cases is chronicand persistent cough.58%(32/55)of the cases showed no symptoms in their lungs.②Peripheral Blood:85％(47/55)cases showed no obvious changes in peripheral blood, with their WBC ranging from(4～10)×109/Land their eosinophile granulocyte increased.③Special Test:47.27%(26/55)IgM (MP-IgM)antibody positive,83.64%(46/55)cased showed pneumonia MP DNA specificity after PcR Test.④X-Rate Report:Results varied.Conclusion Pneumonia MP Infection is one of the pathogeny causing chronic and persistent cough of children.Treating the infection is a very important solution in curing chronic and persistent cough of children. Key words: Children; Chronic and Persistent Cough; MP; Clinical Observation and Treatment