呼吸道病原体核酸检测在肺炎治疗中的作用

Abstract: Objective To investigate the role of nucleic acid detection for six respiratory viruses in the treatment of pneumonia. Methods A total of 1,200 patients with pneumonia admitted to our hospital from January 2021 to December 2023 were randomly selected. Among them, 1,000 patients who underwent nucleic acid testing for six respiratory viruses were assigned to the observation group, and 200 patients who did not undergo such detection were included in the control group. The treatment efficacy, symptom relief time, and length of hospital stay were compared between the two groups of patients. Results The treatment efficacy was significantly higher in the observation group compared to the control group (94.6% vs. 61.5%). The disappearance time of cough, high fever, pulmonary rales and the length of shopital stay in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group, and the differences were statistically significant (P＜0.05). Conclusion Conducting nucleic acid testing for six respiratory viruses in patients with pneumonia is beneficial for identifying the true etiology and implementing targeted therapy. This approach can improve the effective rate of patient treatment and is worthy of clinical promotion.