Acute Bronchitis

Acute bronchitis and clinical outcome three years later: prospective cohort study.

Acute bronchitis is a common disorder usually assumed to be caused by a viral infection with no beneficial effect resulting from antibiotic treatment. We examined whether acute bronchitis in a healthy individual should be regarded as an isolated event or a predictor of chronic lung disorders that has not yet clearly manifested itself clinically—that is, as bronchial hyperresponsiveness, asthma,...

Antibiotics in acute bronchitis and exacerbations of chronic bronchitis: what is general practitioners' habit?

Chronic cough due to acute bronchitis: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.

BACKGROUND The purpose of this review is to present the evidence for the diagnosis and treatment of cough due to acute bronchitis and make recommendations that will be useful for clinical practice. Acute bronchitis is one of the most common diagnoses made by primary care clinicians and emergency department physicians. It is an acute respiratory infection with a normal chest radiograph that is m...

Seasonal pattern of acute bronchitis in general practice in the United Kingdom 1976-83.

Weekly returns from the Royal College of General Practitioners research unit for acute respiratory illnesses in general practice in the United Kingdom show appreciable variation in attack rates for acute bronchitis, from a peak in January to a trough in August. In 1983, for example, it varied from 171.4 per 100 000 to 34.5 per 100 000. This pattern is identical for all years from 1976 to 1983. ...

Reducing Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing for Adults With Acute Bronchitis in an Urgent Care Setting: A Quality Improvement Initiative.

Acute bronchitis is a predominantly viral illness and, according to clinical practice guidelines, should not be treated with antibiotics. Despite clear guidelines, acute bronchitis continues to be the most common acute respiratory illness for which antibiotics are incorrectly prescribed. Although the national benchmark for antibiotic prescribing for adults with acute bronchitis is 0%, a prelimi...

Oral immunization with bacterial extracts for protection against acute bronchitis in elderly institutionalized patients with chronic bronchitis.

Acute bronchitis is a major source of morbidity in elderly patients. The purpose of this study was to assess the preventive effects of oral immunisation with a bacterial extract. Three hundred and fifty four patients with chronic bronchitis, living in institutions for the elderly (aged > 65 yrs), were included in a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study. The purpose of the study was...