An earlier study of chronic bronchitis in a rural community of the Hill Region of Nepal using Medical Research Council criteria showed a high prevalence rate that was more or less equal in the two sexes. Most of the women in the study population are exposed to domestic smoke caused by wood and straw fires used for cooking and heating purposes in the ill ventilated houses without chimneys. Data ...

BACKGROUND We studied the incidence, characteristics, and survival of elderly patients from a defined community who had pneumonia or bronchitis (lower respiratory tract infection). METHODS This study was a population-based retrospective cohort study of residents of Rochester, Minnesota, aged 65 years or older with a first episode of pneumonia or bronchitis during the calendar year 1987. RES...

A history of asthma was obtained in 3.5% of a representative national sample of children aged 11 years. A further 8.8% had a history of wheezy bronchitis. In the 12 months before the interview, 2% had experienced attacks of asthma and a further 2.9% attacks of wheezy bronchitis. Both conditions were significantly more common among boys than girls, and a history of asthma was reported more frequ...

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...

Reducing inappropriate antibiotic prescribing is currently a global health priority. Current guidelines recommend against antibiotic treatment for acute uncomplicated bronchitis. We studied antibiotic prescribing patterns for uncomplicated acute bronchitis and identified predictors of inappropriate antibiotic prescribing. We used the Epic Clarity database (electronic medical record system) to i...

BACKGROUND The study aim was to compare lifestyle behaviors, body mass index (BMI) and perceived health in subjects with and without chronic bronchitis or emphysema, and to explore if these comparisons differed between demographic subgroups. METHODS A stratified two-stage sample of the population of Serbia was used; 14.522 adults aged ≥ 20 years were interviewed. RESULTS Compared with contr...

chronic bronchopulmonary disorders occurred in a large number of rustic females who used to bake bread at their dwellings under unhgyienic conditions. bronchoscopy revealed advanced pathological changes with characterised black areas infiltrating the bronchial walls. findings in ten patients who referred with acute chronic respiratory symptoms and a positive history of indoor pollution are desc...