Acute bronchitis primary prevention

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Seyedmahdi Pahlavani, M.D. [2]

Overview

Environmental control,hands hygiene, physical barriers and vaccination for common causes may reduce the risk of acute bronchitis acquiring.

Primary prevention

Effective measures for the primary prevention of acute bronchitis include environmental measures,hand hygiene,physical barriers and vaccination[1][2].

Environmental control

Cigarette smoking, fumes and aerosols can irritate the airways and aggravate the symptoms.

Hand Hygiene

It is effective to reduce the pathogen circulation.

Physical barriers

Physical controls such as: masks, gowns, gloves and eye wears will reduce the rate of transmission.

Vaccination

Vaccination for influenza and pertussis will reduce the risk of this particular pathogens.

Vitamin A

There are evidences that support prescribing Vitamin A will help to reduce the risk of lower respiratory tract infections in children[3].


References

  1. Albert RH (2010). "Diagnosis and treatment of acute bronchitis". Am Fam Physician. 82 (11): 1345–50. PMID 21121518.
  2. Braman SS (2006). "Chronic cough due to acute bronchitis: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines". Chest. 129 (1 Suppl): 95S–103S. doi:10.1378/chest.129.1_suppl.95S. PMID 16428698.
  3. Chen H, Zhuo Q, Yuan W, Wang J, Wu T (2008). "Vitamin A for preventing acute lower respiratory tract infections in children up to seven years of age". Cochrane Database Syst Rev (1): CD006090. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD006090.pub2. PMID 18254093.


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