Acute Bronchitis
Virginia Commonwealth researchers report antibiotics unnecessary for bronchitis
Published in Healthcare Mergers, Acquisitions and Ventures Week, December 16th, 2006
Physicians for years have prescribed antibiotics for the treatment of acute bronchitis, a common condition caused by inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs that occurs in 5% of adults each year.
The VCU School of Medicine researchers concluded there is no evidence in current literature to support prescribing antibiotics for the treatment of short-term bronchitis as almost all the causes of such infections are viral and therefore don’t respond to the therapy,...
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