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PMID: 21711957 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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INTRODUCTION: Acute bronchitis affects over 40/1000 adults a year in the UK. The causes are usually considered to be infective, but only around half of people have identifiable pathogens. The role of smoking or of environmental tobacco smoke inhalation in predisposing to acute bronchitis is unclear. One third of people may have longer-term symptoms or recurrence. METHODS AND OUTCOMES: We conducted a systematic review and aimed to answer the following clinical question: What are the effects of treatments for acute bronchitis in people without chronic respiratory disease? We searched: Medline, Embase, The Cochrane Library, and other important databases up to March 2010 (Clinical Evidence reviews are updated periodically; please check our website for the most up-to-date version of this review). We included harms alerts from relevant organisations such as the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). RESULTS: We found 21 systematic reviews, RCTs, or observational studies that met our inclusion criteria. We performed a GRADE evaluation of the quality of evidence for interventions. CONCLUSIONS: In this systematic review we present information relating to the effectiveness and safety of the following interventions: analgesics, antibiotics (macrolides, tetracyclines, cephalosporins, penicillins, or trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole [co-trimoxazole]), antihistamines, antitussives, beta(2) agonists (inhaled or oral), and expectorants/mucolytics. |
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Authors:
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Peter Wark |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2011-06-20 |
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Title: Clinical evidence Volume: 2011 ISSN: 1752-8526 ISO Abbreviation: Clin Evid (Online) Publication Date: 2011 |
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Created Date: 2011-06-29 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101294314 Medline TA: Clin Evid (Online) Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: - Citation Subset: IM |
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Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Disease, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, New Lambton, Australia. |
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