The use of antibiotics in acute-on-chronic bronchitis
Anderson, G.
Postgraduate Medical Journal 59(Suppl 3): 179-180
1983
ISSN/ISBN: 0032-5473 PMID: 6606164 Document Number: 210764
Acute exacerbations of bronchitis are probably best treated with erythromycin or cotrimoxazole. The rising incidence of ampicillin resistance is reducing its value. Oxytetracycline and cephalosporins are best avoided. Trimethroprim may prove a safer alternative to cotrimoxazole. However, all these conclusions are based on theoretical reasons rather than large comparative trials.
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