Acute bronchitis is one of the most commonly diagnosed diseases in the emergency department and is the cause of more than 10 million doctor visits every year. Most patients are prescribed ...

Within the first domain, "contemporary views on acute bronchitis guidelines and antibiotic prescribing", there was only 1 consistent theme. Within the second domain, "barriers to guideline ...

which I have always treated successfully with antibiotics in adult patients with common cold-associated bronchitis, thereby preventing bronchopneumonia as a complication. 1. Holzinger F ...

However, even adults often treat it incorrectly ... and viruses do not respond to antibiotics. Attempting to treat bronchitis with these drugs is futile. The result is only side effects from ...

But bronchitis doesn’t normally turn into pneumonia. Do you need antibiotics for bronchitis? Acute bronchitis is most often caused by a viral infection, which antibiotics can't treat.

Antibiotics for acute bronchitis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2004: CD000245. MEDLINE 5. Holzinger F, Beck S, Dini L, Stöter C, Heintze C: The diagnosis and treatment of acute cough in adults.

When it progresses into severe disease, pertussis causes violent coughing fits punctuated by a distinct whooping sound caused ...

They wanted to better understand patient expectations on taking antibiotics for acute diarrhea, sore throat, cold/flu, sinus infections, and bronchitis symptoms. Study participants responded to ...

Antibiotic resistance is the ability of bacteria to resist the effects of antibiotics, a type of drug - such as penicillin or ciprofloxacin - that kills or stops the growth of bacteria. When bacteria ...