According to the American Lung Association, chronic bronchitis affects approximately 5.4 percent of the population, or 14.2 million people, in the United States. The condition has been slightly more prevalent in men than in women, but chronic bronchitis affects people of all ages. The highest incidence rate has been found in people over 50 years old.
Author: Donna Brettler
What is Chronic Bronchitis?
Bronchitis is a form of lung disease that interferes with the lungs’ ability to move enough air in and out. In chronic bronchitis, the airways have become permanently swollen, which narrows them and may cause coughing and heavy mucus. This swelling in the airways is usually a response to irritants, such as tobacco smoke. Chronic bronchitis can lead to repeated lung infections.
Pneumonia: Mini-Glossary
Aspiration, Alveolar macrophages, Alveoli, Biopsy, Bronchi, Bronchial pneumonia, Bronchioles, Bronchoconstriction, Bronchodilator, Cilia, Expiration, Inspiration, Irritant, Lobar Pneumonia…
How Is Community-Acquired Pneumonia Treated?
Traditional antibiotic treatment for community-acquired pneumonia usually lasts from 10-14 days. Today, shorter courses of antibiotic therapy can be prescribed.
Who Gets Pneumonia?
The elderly, infants and young children, and individuals with underlying health problems, such as chronic bronchitis, diabetes and congestive heart failure, are considered at high risk for pneumonia. People who have diseases that impair the immune system, such as AIDS, are especially susceptible to pneumonia.
What Is Pneumonia?
Pneumonia is an inflammation of one or both of the lungs caused by a bacterial, viral or fungal infection. The word “community” means that the infection was not contracted while the patient was in the hospital.
Guide to antimicrobial use in adults
Guide to antimicrobial use in adults. URINARY TRACT INFECTION, RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION, SKIN INFECTION, BONE/JOINT INFECTION, DIARRHEAL DISEASE, ANTIMICROBIAL SERUM MONITORING, NON-FORMULARY ANTIBIOTICS.
Amoxicillin for Injection or Infusion
our medicine contains the active substance amoxicillin (as amoxicillin sodium), which is one of a group of medicines called “penicillins”. These medicines are also known as “antibiotics” and they work by killing the bacteria that cause infections.
Sulfamylon for Control of Bacterial Infection in Burn Wounds
Mafenide has a broad bacteriostatic action and is effective against both gram- negative and gram-positive bacteria. Its mechanism of action is not known, but is different from that of the sulfonamides.
Pediatric Infectious Disease
Toxic shock is an acute disease characterized by fever, mucous membrane hyperemia, subcutaneous edema, desquamating erythroderma, hypotension, and multisystem organ involvement. A decade ago it was widely described as an illness affecting young women, associated with vaginal colonization by Staphylococcus aureus and the use of tampons. Subsequent studies demonstrated that S. aureus produces several related enterotoxins — including toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1) — that are thought to cause the disorder by activating host inflammatory responses and by triggering the release of cytokines. Not all cases of toxic shock are associated with menstruation, however, and not all cases are associated with S. aureus.