Management of both upper and lower respiratory tract infection is very relevant in general
practice, mainly because of the high incidence of these two conditions and their effects on …

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The study was designed to extend retrospectively the analysis of a previously reported study
on chronic bronchitis patients with acute exacerbations treated with amoxicillin–clavulanic …

* BACKGROUND Antibiotics are generally ineffective for patients with acute cough,[1] yet
they continue to be prescribed frequently by primary care physicians. A recent observational …

Respiratory infections continue to represent the most common type of infection managed by
healthcare providers. Data from the National Center for Health Statistics indicate that …

Acute bronchitis is an inflammatory condition of the tracheobronchial tree that is especially
familiar to primary care physicians. As with chronic bronchitis, the definition of acute …

Despite little microbiological reason in-dicating that it would be helpful, antibiotic prescribing
for treatment of predomi-nantly viral acute respiratory tract infec-tions remains nearly as …

BACKGROUND: Lower respiratory tract infections--acute bronchitis and community acquired
pneumonia (CAP)--are important causes of morbidity in Australia. Acute bronchitis is often …

Two independent, investigator-blinded, multicenter, randomized clinical trials compared the
clinical and bacteriologic efficacy and safety of two oral antibiotics, cefuroxime axetil and …

Background. Previous research has suggested that cough associated with acute bronchitis
is more likely to subside within 7 days when treated with albuterol than with an antibiotic …