Treatment progress and prognosis of protracted bacterial bronchitis

Abstract

Protracted bacterial bronchitis (PBB) is an important cause of chronic wet cough.Bacterial infection is the main pathogen of PBB, so antibacterial infection is the main treatment.As the main antibiotic of experiential treatment, Amoxicillin-clavulanate is recommended to be used for at least 2 weeks, usually 4 weeks, and 6 to 8 weeks in part.If the sputum culture or bronchoalveolar lavage fluid is positive, the selection of antibiotic therapy can be according to drug sensitivity test. Key words: Protracted bacterial bronchitis; Bacterial infection; Amoxicillin-clavulanate