usually not indicated in healthy nonelderly adults in absence of vital sign abnormalities or asymmetric lung sounds may be warranted in patients with cough lasting > 3 weeks in absence of other known ...

Medically reviewed by Benjamin F. Asher, MD Key Takeaways Bronchitis infects the bronchial tubes, while pneumonia infects the alveoli.Bronchitis is usually viral and doesn't need antibiotics, but ...

Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) remain the most common illnesses in children, accounting for up to two-thirds of ...

Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) are among the leading causes of illness and death in children worldwide. To better ...

Dear Doctors: I was recently sick with what I thought was the flu. I had a fever, sore throat and a terrible cough. I have asthma, so my husband insisted that I see our family doctor. She said that I ...

In order to understand contemporary reasons for antibiotic prescribing for acute bronchitis in the United States, clinicians' familiarity with the clinical guidelines for acute bronchitis, barriers to ...

A quality measure reduced antibiotic use for patients with acute bronchitis but led to use of an alternative diagnosis, offsetting most of the observed improvement. To determine whether diagnostic ...

ROME — Pope Francis said on Thursday that he is suffering from acute, infectious bronchitis and that doctors recommended he cancel his planned visit to Dubai this weekend to avoid the quick changes in ...

Initially, I declined to offer an antibiotic, writing a prescription for antitussive therapy instead. When the patient persisted in wanting an antibiotic, the purist in me wanted to reiterate that an ...

Pope Francis told healthcare professionals on Thursday that he has “very acute infectious bronchitis” and was advised not to travel to Dubai to avoid the extreme change in temperature. The Pope, who ...

Pope Francis was to be hospitalized to treat bronchitis and undergo some necessary diagnostic tests, the Vatican said Friday, confirming the latest issues with the 88-year-old's pontiff's health. A ...