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2. Acute bronchitis - Wikipedia

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   Evidence does not support the general use of antibiotics in acute bronchitis. [12] A systematic review found antibiotics reduced cough by an average of 12 hours (out of a total average of about 14–28 days). Antibiotics caused more side effects such as nausea and diarrhoea, and also may promote antibiotic-resistant bacteria. It is possible ...

3. Lower respiratory tract infection - Wikipedia

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   Procalcitonin-guided antibiotic therapy also reduced the antibiotic use duration by 2.4 days, and there were fewer antibiotic side effects. This means that procalcitonin is useful for guiding whether to use antibiotics for acute respiratory infections and the duration of the antibiotic. [23]

4. Respiratory tract infection - Wikipedia

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   Unnecessary use of antibiotics could increase antibiotic-resistant infections, affect the digestive system, create allergic reactions, and other intense side effects. [21] A study published in JAMA found that narrow-spectrum antibiotics, such as amoxicillin, are just as effective as broad-spectrum alternatives for treating acute respiratory ...

5. Walking pneumonia, acute bronchitis cases are on the rise ...

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   The percentage of children ages 2-4 diagnosed with a respiratory illness-bacteria grew from 1% to 7.2% between March 31 and Oct. 5, the CDC reported.

6. Bronchitis - Wikipedia

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   Bronchitis. Acute bronchitis, also known as a chest cold, is a short-term inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs. [4] [6] The most common symptom is a cough that may or may not produce sputum. [4] [19] Other symptoms may include coughing up mucus, wheezing, shortness of breath, fever, and chest discomfort. [6] Fever when present is mild. [20]

7. Antibiotic side effects left me barely able to walk - AOL

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   The UK medicines regulator MHRA warned that fluoroquinolones were linked to rare but occasionally severe and irreversible side effects, including tendon rupture, muscle and joint pain and nerve ...

8. Levofloxacin - Wikipedia

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   As of 2016, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended that "serious side effects associated with fluoroquinolone antibacterial drugs generally outweigh the benefits for patients with acute sinusitis, acute bronchitis, and uncomplicated urinary tract infections who have other treatment options. For patients with these conditions ...

9. Dangerous side effect of popular antibiotic - AOL

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   According to Forbes, there have been 45,000 reported cases of side effects related to fluoroquinolones. 23.1 million patients filled prescriptions for oral flouroquinolones in 2011.