OBJECTIVE: To determine whether antibiotic and bronchodilator treatment of acute bronchitis in patients without lung disease is efficacious.DESIGN: A MEDLINE search of the literature from 1966 to 1995 was done, using "Bronchitis" as the key word. Papers addressing acute bronchitis in adults were ...
Treatment of Acute Bronchitis in Adults.Treatment of Acute Bronchitis in Adults.AcutebronchitisantibioticsfamilyfamilypracticephysicianssurveyBACKGROUND. The purpose of this study was to determine how family physicians in the United States treat acute bronchitis in an otherwise healthy adult. METHODS. A 33...
pandemic", the COVID-19 pandemic, while challenging for so many other aspects of antimicrobial stewardship, has led to an overall net reduction in ambulatory adults seeking care for bronchitis in the health system and has resulted in a dramatic reduction in antibiotic prescriptions for the condition...
Sulfamethoxazole (SUL) is an antibacterial and an anti-infective agent that is used to treat urinary tract infections (McCarthy et al., 1999), bronchitis (Franks and Gleiner, 1984), and prostatitis (Kurzer and Kaplan, 2002). TRI and SUL are often used in combination for encephalomyelitis (...
Acute bronchitis usually manifests as a severe cough that develops during a common cold. It is generally over within two weeks. Children and adolescents are more often affected than adults.When the disease lingers In some cases bronchitis can persist, e.g. if there is a pre-existing chronic...
Bronchitis Risk Factors You have a higher chance of getting either kind of bronchitis if: You smoke. You have asthma and allergies. You have a weaker immune system. This is sometimes the case for older adults and people with ongoing diseases, as well as for babies and young children. Even...
BronchitisAntitussive AgentsBronchodilator AgentsAdultAgedMiddle AgedReferral and ConsultationFemaleThe diagnosis and management of chronic respiratory symptoms was studied in all adults aged 40-70 years in a group general practice. A respiratory symptoms screening questionnaire was sent to 2387 men and ...
To assess the efficacy of erythromycin in treating acute bronchitis, 52 adults were enrolled in a randomized trial comparing a one-week course of erythromycin with placebo. Among smokers, no difference in outcome was noted. Among nonsmokers, trends favored more rapid resolution of key symptoms in...
Our goal was to determine whether beta2-agonists improve the symptoms of acute bronchitis or acute cough in patients who do not have underlying pulmonary disease.We performed a systematic review including meta-analysis.We included randomized controlled trials comparing beta2-agonists with placebo or al...
Ertapenem versus ceftriaxone for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia in adults: combined analysis of two multicentre randomized, double-blind stu... The efficacy and safety of ertapenem, 1 g once a day, for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) requiring parenteral therapy ...