Bronchitis primary prevention
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Seyedmahdi Pahlavani, M.D. [2]; Nate Michalak, B.A.
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Overview
Cigarette cessation, hand hygiene, vaccination, and decrease in occupational exposure are the mainstays to decrease the severity and the risk of bronchitis.
Primary Prevention
Acute bronchitis
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: effective to reduce the pathogen circulation.
- Physical barriers: 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 is evidence to support prescribing vitamin A to help reduce the risk of lower respiratory tract infections in children.[3]
Chronic bronchitis
To decrease the mortality, public health programs should continue efforts to reduce all exposure to the following:
- Tobacco smoke, including passive smoke exposure
- Occupational dusts and chemicals
- Other indoor and outdoor air pollutants linked to COPD
References
- ↑ Albert RH (2010). "Diagnosis and treatment of acute bronchitis". Am Fam Physician. 82 (11): 1345–50. PMID 21121518.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.