Dr. Polverino answers your most pressing questions about bronchitis, how contagious it is and when it may cause more serious ...

For acute bronchitis, the biggest risk is that it may progress to pneumonia, a more serious lung infection, especially if left untreated. Pneumonia occurs when the air sacs in the lungs become ...

the condition is acute (temporary). Children rarely develop chronic bronchitis, though there is an increased risk for children with asthma, allergies, or regular exposure to secondhand smoke. Symptoms ...

Bronchitis and pneumonia can cause similar symptoms. But while bronchitis is an infection of the bronchial tubes, pneumonia is an infection in the alveoli.

MercyOne and Blank Children's Hospital in Des Moines have both seen an increase in pediatric walking pneumonia infections.

Within the first domain, "contemporary views on acute bronchitis guidelines and antibiotic ... match what your complaints and symptoms are?'" (AB003-MD) The second clinician used the over-the ...

With the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warning of a recent increase in cases of "walking pneumonia" what are the ...

Bacterial infections causing pneumonia began increasing in the United States in late spring and have remained high, according ...

which is typically associated with "walking pneumonia," or acute bronchitis. Discharges peaked in late August, the CDC reported on Oct. 18. Between March 31 and Oct. 5, the percentage of children ...

In order to understand contemporary reasons for antibiotic prescribing for acute bronchitis in the United States, clinicians' familiarity with the clinical guidelines for acute bronchitis ...

Over the past six months, emergency rooms have discharged an increasing number of patients with a Mycoplasma pneumoniae diagnosis, which is typically associated with "walking pneumonia," or acute ...