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1. Bronchitis : Causes, incidence, and risk factors  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Acute bronchitis generally follows a viral respiratory infection. At first, it affects your nose, sinuses, and throat and then spreads to the lungs. Sometimes, you may get another (secondary) bacterial infection in the airways.This means that bact...• Reviewer: Benjamin Medoff, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Pulmonary and Critical Care Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
2. Bronchitis  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
The term "bronchitis" refers to the inflammation of medium-sized and large airways in the lung (bronchi). Bronchitis is distinguished from bronchiolitis (inflammation of small airways that lack cartilage and mucus-secreting glands in their walls) ...• Author: JOHN L. STAUFFER

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3. Resource Library: Find information on Bronchitis at MerckSource
Learn more about Bronchitis, Bronchitis is an inflammation of the main air passages to the lungs. For acute bronchitis, symptoms usually resolve within 7 to 10 days if you do not have an underlying lung disorder.
http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_adam.jspzQzpgzEzzSzppdocszSzuszSzcn...
4. Acute Bronchitis - March 15, 1998 - American Academy of Family Physicians
Misconceptions about the role of bacteria in acute bronchitis and the widespread practice of treating this illness with antibiotics may stem from studies that included patients with chronic bronchitis who were mislabeled as having acute bronchitis.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/980315ap/hueston.html
5. MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Bronchitis
For acute bronchitis caused by a virus, you DO NOT need antibiotics. For acute bronchitis, symptoms usually resolve within 7 to 10 days if you do not have an underlying lung disorder. Bronchitis may be short-lived (acute) or chronic, meaning that...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001087.htm
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