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Mashup Score: 0Immediate versus delayed versus no antibiotics for respiratory infections - Spurling, GKP - 2023 | Cochrane Library - 7 month(s) ago
Collapse all Expand all Background Concerns exist regarding antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections (RTIs) owing to adverse reactions, cost and antibacterial resistance. One proposed strategy to reduce antibiotic prescribing is to provide prescriptions, but to advise delay in antibiotic use with the expectation that symptoms will resolve first. This is an update of a…
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Mashup Score: 9
A UK birth cohort study that tracked participants from birth has linked contracting a lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) such as bronchitis or pneumonia in early childhood with nearly double the risk of dying from respiratory disease by 73 years, although the absolute risk was low: 2% vs 1% in those without a history of childhood LRTI. In the study, published yesterday in The Lancet, a…
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Collapse all Expand all Background Individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or chronic bronchitis may experience recurrent exacerbations, which negatively impact prognosis and quality of life, and can impose a significant socioeconomic burden on the individual and wider society. Immunostimulants are a broad category of therapies that may theoretically enhance…
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Icenticaftor did not yield a dose response for trough FEV1 at 12 weeks, but treatment was associated with improved symptoms at 24 weeks in patients with COPD and chronic bronchitis on inhaled triple therapy, researchers reported.Icenticaftor (Novartis) is an oral cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator potentiator that restores lung function with benefits in airway cell function, lung
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Mashup Score: 5Childhood ‘bronchitis’ and respiratory outcomes in middle-age: a prospective cohort study from age 7 to 53 years - 2 year(s) ago
Background Chronic bronchitis in childhood is associated with a diagnosis of asthma and/or bronchiectasis a few years later, however, consequences into middle-age are unknown. Objective To investigate the relationship between childhood bronchitis and respiratory-related health outcomes in middle-age. Design Cohort study from age 7 to 53 years. Setting General population of European descent…
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Mashup Score: 0Recurrent childhood bronchitis linked to greater risk for pneumonia, asthma in adulthood - 2 year(s) ago
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 very long-term prospective study that has examined the relationship between childhood bronchitis severity with adult lung health outcomes,” Jennifer L. Perret, MD, respiratory and sleep
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Mashup Score: 0Childhood ‘bronchitis’ and respiratory outcomes in middle-age: a prospective cohort study from age 7 to 53 years - 2 year(s) ago
Background Chronic bronchitis in childhood is associated with a diagnosis of asthma and/or bronchiectasis a few years later, however, consequences into middle-age are unknown. Objective To investigate the relationship between childhood bronchitis and respiratory-related health outcomes in middle-age. Design Cohort study from age 7 to 53 years. Setting General population of European descent…
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Mashup Score: 0Recurrent childhood bronchitis linked to greater risk for pneumonia, asthma in adulthood - 2 year(s) ago
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 very long-term prospective study that has examined the relationship between childhood bronchitis severity with adult lung health outcomes,” Jennifer L. Perret, MD, respiratory and sleep
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Mashup Score: 0Recurrent childhood bronchitis linked to greater risk for pneumonia, asthma in adulthood - 2 year(s) ago
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 very long-term prospective study that has examined the relationship between childhood bronchitis severity with adult lung health outcomes,” Jennifer L. Perret, MD, respiratory and sleep
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Recurrent childhood #bronchitis was associated with an increased risk for #lungdiseases later in life, according to new data published in @BMJ_Latest @InfectDisNews https://t.co/m711k7l7up
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Mashup Score: 0Childhood 'bronchitis' and respiratory outcomes in middle-age: a prospective cohort study from age 7 to 53 years - PubMed - 2 year(s) ago
In this cohort born in 1961, one or more episodes of childhood bronchitis was a frequent occurrence. ‘Recurrent-protracted bronchitis’, while uncommon, was especially linked to multiple respiratory outcomes almost five decades later, including asthma, pneumonia and raised lung gas transfer. These fi …
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Does delaying #antibiotic prescription vs immediate prescription or no antibiotics decrease the number of #antibiotics taken for people with respiratory tract infections including sore throat, middle ear infection, #cough #bronchitis & the common cold? https://t.co/FoiaS8vy36