| Bronchitis is the inflammation of the bronchial tubes, or | | | | medicines, and abnormal lung examination results. |
| bronchi located in the chest of the human body, and it | | | | There was discovered an interesting fact, and this is |
| is known that this illness holds a significant economic | | | | that no statistical difference in days of cough, days of |
| impact. | | | | daytime cough, days of nighttime cough, productive |
| It affects every year millions of persons, especially | | | | cough at a follow-up visit, days of fever, purulent |
| during the winter season. | | | | sputum at follow-up, sore throat or lower respiratory |
| There were made studies, and at the final point of | | | | infections was observed in the next six months. Also, it |
| them, scientists reached at the conclusion that patients | | | | was seen a bizarre thing- there was a small decrease |
| with acute bronchitis get a minimal help if they follow | | | | in both upper and the combination of upper and lower |
| antibiotic therapy. We must mention that acute | | | | respiratory tract infections in the next six months. |
| bronchitis is the recent onset of a productive cough in | | | | In the antibiotic- treated group appeared some |
| a patient without chronic obstructive pulmonary | | | | medications side effects. These adverse effects |
| disease, sinusitis or pneumonia. In the studies that were | | | | were mainly gastrointestinal - and here we can |
| made, there were included male and female adults, | | | | mention nausea and vomiting- but also there appeared |
| and some children eight years of age and older. | | | | headache, rash and vaginitis. As a result of the study, |
| Among these persons some were smokers and | | | | we can mention that the beneficial effect of antibiotics |
| some were non smokers. | | | | was small, and in the same time the side effects were |
| Because of the use of antibiotics, there appeared a | | | | also small. |
| mild benefit: antibiotics decreased sputum production | | | | A lot of people develop bronchitis, and there appears |
| by one-half day. | | | | the question if doctors should treat patients who have |
| A study similarly found small benefits, like decreasing | | | | symptoms of acute bronchitis with antibiotics. Studies |
| daytime cough at a follow-up visit, 0.6 fewer days of | | | | revealed that if the patients with acute bronchitis follow |
| sputum production, 0.7 fewer days of impairment of | | | | an antibiotic treatment there can appear some slight |
| activities, and also small benefits in what concerns | | | | benefits, but we must mention there is not a compelling |
| degree of chest congestion, taking cold or cough | | | | reason to treat these patients with antibiotics. |