Mutterings Of A Mindless Mommy

Mycoplasma pneumoniae is the little bacteria responsible for my daughter’s pneumonia.  It is sometimes referred to as atypical or walking pneumonia and many times patients do not need pharmacalogical interventions.  My daughter is not one of these.  She was first given Rocephin followed by amoxicillin and then finally Zithromax.  Our pediatrician mentioned mycoplasma pneumonia during our follow-up exam and that is why she prescribed the Zithromax.  That lady is good - lab results confirmed the presence of cold agglutins which is evidently used as a diagnostic tool for determining what specific-type of pneumonia a person has.  The Zithromax was the perfect medicine for this type of pneumonia.  Her lungs now sound clear and while she still has a persistent cough it has lessened in it’s intensity.