Effect of doxycycline administered at different times on macrolide-resistant children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia
Objective To evaluate the impact of different dosing times of doxycycline(DOX)on children with macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia(MR-MPP).Methods Clinical data of children diagnosed with MR-MPP at Hangzhou Children's Hospital from January 2022 to December 2023 were analyzed.Children were divided into three groups based on treatment regimens:the doxycycline(DOX)group,the intravenous azithromycin converted to oral DOX(ATD)group,and the intravenous azithromycin alone(AZI)group..The ATD group was further divided into ATD1 group(<3 days)and ATD2 group(>3 days)according to the duration of azithromycin treatment.Clinical symptoms of each group were compared,and propensity score matching(PSM)analysis was used for adjustment.Results A total of 156 children with MR-MPP were included in the study,with 25 in the DOX group,85 in the ATD group,and 46 in the AZI group.Compared with the ATD and AZI groups,the DOX group had a shorter hospital stay and fever duration,higher chest radiograph improvement rate,and lower glucocorticoid usage rate(P<0.05).The DOX group and ATD1 group had lower hospital stays,post-treatment fever durations,and glucocorticoid usage rates than the ATD2 group,and higher 96-hour fever resolution rates and chest X-ray improvement rates than the ATD2 group(P<0.05).The DOX group had a higher fever resolution rate within 72 hours compared to the ATD1 and ATD2 groups(P<0.05).PSM analysis showed that the DOX-ATD1 group had a lower hospital stay,post-treatment fever duration,and glucocorticoid usage rate than the ATD2 group,and a higher 72-hour fever resolution rate than the ATD2 group(all P<0.05).No adverse reactions related to DOX were observed during the treatment period.Conclusion Early oral administration of DOX within 72 hours can significantly improve the clinical efficacy in children with MR-MPP.