Diagnosis and Treatment of Mycoplasma Infection and Asthma in Children

An 8-year-old boy experienced a rash and high fever in early August. On the 20th, he started coughing and having asthma attacks, making it difficult to eat or take medication due to severe coughing. After a chest X-ray and blood test, his white blood cell count was 12,500 and neutrophils were elevated, with a lung capacity test of 14%. The doctor diagnosed him with mycoplasma infection and asthma. Allergy tests showed sensitivity to dust mites. After 5 days of ceftriaxone and azithromycin treatment, his white blood cell count remained around 11,000. Is the diagnosis and medication appropriate, and does the lack of continuous fever symptoms indicate mycoplasma infection as well?
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