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 ...

Background Clinicians prescribe antibiotics to over 65% of adults with acute bronchitis despite guidelines stating that antibiotics are not indicated. Methods To identify and understand primary ...

In children, a pre-bronchiectasis condition called persistent bacterial bronchitis (PBB) has been described, but this is not recognised in adults. Here we describe ... responsiveness of cough to ...

Participants Participants were adults aged 18–59 years ... and the lowest prescribing 5% of practices issued antibiotic prescriptions at 33% of RTI consultations. Consultations for ‘cough and ...

For the sore-throat survey, the authors counted visits by adults to primary care physicians ... moving the needle ever so slowly, and for bronchitis we're not moving it at all. So we were surprised," ...

Bronchitis affects the bronchial tubes ... Pneumonia is treated by addressing the source of the infection. Antibiotics may be used to treat a bacterial cause, while antivirals may be used for ...

When stratified by clinician engagement, the intervention was associated with a 48% relative decrease in inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for bronchitis (adjusted odds ... For both vaccines, which ...

Unfortunately, taking an antibiotic for a viral infection ... or an elevated heart rate. Signs Bronchitis Has Progressed to Pneumonia In adults, very important signs that suggest bronchitis ...

Design, setting and participants: Randomised, triple blind, placebo controlled equivalence trial of amoxicillin compared with placebo in 660 adults presenting to two outpatient clinics in Nairobi, ...

HMPV causes mild illness in most adults. However, it poses a higher risk to specific vulnerable groups. These people need to ...

Following recent HMPV confirmations in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Gujarat, seven total cases have been reported in India, including Nagpur. Health officials highlight the potential for rising ...