BACKGROUND Since the 1998 European Respiratory Society (ERS) lower respiratory tract
infection (LRTI) guidelines 1 were published, the evidence on which they were based has …

Background Pelargonium sidoides (P. sidoides), also known as Umckaloabo, is a herbal
remedy thought to be effective in the treatment of acute respiratory infections (ARIs) …

Clin Microbiol Infect 2011; 17 (Suppl. 6): E1–E59 Abstract This document is an update of
Guidelines published in 2005 and now includes scientific publications through to May 2010 …

Cough is the most common symptom bringing patients to the primary care physician's office,
and acute bronchitis is usually the diagnosis in these patients. Acute bronchitis should be …

A 40-year-old man with no underlying lung disease has a 7-day history of cough that is now
productive of purulent sputum and mild shortness of breath with exertion. He reports no …

Background Otitis media with effusion (OME) is common and may cause hearing loss with
associated developmental delay. Treatment remains controversial. The effectiveness of …

Background: The purpose of this review is to present the evidence for the diagnosis and
treatment of cough due to acute bronchitis and make recommendations that will be useful for …

Cough is a defensive airway mechanisms which involves the sequential activation of several
laryngeal and respiratory muscles in the generation of the typical four-phase motor pattern …

Background The diagnosis of acute bronchitis is made on clinical grounds and a variety of
clinical definitions have been used. There are no clearly effective treatments for the cough of …

Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the efficacy and safety of a herbal drug
preparation from the roots of Pelargonium sidoides (EPs 7630) in the treatment of acute …