Many children continue to experience respiratory symptoms up to 14 years after treatment for protracted bacterial bronchitis, ...

The most common causes are post-infectious, asthma or protracted bacterial bronchitis. ... Chronic cough has a variety of causes in children, with broad options for treatment, ...

Young children suffering from protracted bacterial bronchitis (PBB) have to be treated accordingly, she says. “If they do not receive antibiotics for at least two weeks, there could be long-term ...

Protracted Bacterial Bronchitis (PBB): A condition characterised by a persistent wet cough due to bacterial infection, which may predispose to bronchiectasis if left untreated.

Recurrent episodes of childhood bronchitis appear to be associated with increased risk for lung disease later in life, researchers reported in BMJ Open Respiratory Research.“This is the first ...

We have seen already that children with protracted bacterial bronchitis are at increased risk of serious chronic infective lung disease after two to five years, so studies like ours are ...

We have seen already that children with protracted bacterial bronchitis are at increased risk of serious chronic infective lung disease after two to five years, so studies like ours are ...

Childhood ‘bronchitis’ and respiratory outcomes in middle-age: a prospective cohort study from age 7 to 53 years. BMJ Open Respiratory Research , 2022; 9 (1): e001212 DOI: 10.1136/bmjresp-2022 ...