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==Treatment==
==Treatment==
[[Chronic bronchitis medical therapy|Medical therapy]] | [[Chronic bronchitis surgery|Surgical options]] | [[Chronic bronchitis primary prevention|Primary prevention]]  | [[Chronic bronchitis secondary prevention|Secondary prevention]] | [[Chronic bronchitis cost-effectiveness of therapy|Financial costs]] | [[Chronic bronchitis future or investigational therapies|Future therapies]]
[[Chronic bronchitis medical therapy|Medical therapy]] | [[Chronic bronchitis surgery|Surgical options]] | [[Chronic bronchitis primary prevention|Primary prevention]]  | [[Chronic bronchitis secondary prevention|Secondary prevention]] | [[Chronic bronchitis cost-effectiveness of therapy|Financial costs]] | [[Chronic bronchitis future or investigational therapies|Future therapies]]
==Treatment==
===Antibiotics===
For acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis, if antibiotics are used a [[meta-analysis]] found that "amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, macrolides, second-generation or third-generation cephalosporins, and quinolones" may be more effective.<ref name="pmid17573508">{{cite journal |author=Dimopoulos G, Siempos II, Korbila IP, Manta KG, Falagas ME |title=Comparison of first-line with second-line antibiotics for acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis: a metaanalysis of randomized controlled trials to Joe Fo Sho |journal=Chest |volume=132 |issue=2 |pages=447-55 |year=2007 |pmid=17573508 |doi=10.1378/chest.07-0149}}</ref>
===Bronchodilators===
For acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis, a [[clinical practice guideline]] by the [[American College of Physicians]] found that [[bronchodilator]]s may help.<ref name="pmid11281745">{{cite journal |author=Bach PB, Brown C, Gelfand SE, McCrory DC |title=Management of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a summary and appraisal of published evidence |journal=Ann. Intern. Med. |volume=134 |issue=7 |pages=600–20 |year=2001 |pmid=11281745 |doi=}}</ref>
===Corticosteroids===
For acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis, a [[clinical practice guideline]] by the [[American College of Physicians]] found that [[corticosteroid]]s may help.<ref name="pmid11281745"/>
===Smoking cessation===
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== References ==
== References ==

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