When Bronchitis Needs Antibiotics?
Your Doctor May Recommend That You Take Antibiotics for Acute Bronchitis If: You Are at Risk for Pneumonia. Your Condition Hasn't Gotten Better in 14 to 21...
Your doctor may recommend that you take antibiotics for acute bronchitis if: You are at risk for pneumonia. Your condition hasn't gotten better in 14 to 21 days. You have COPD, asthma, cystic fibrosis, or heart failure.
Do you need an antibiotic for bronchitis?
Acute bronchitis usually gets better on its own—without antibiotics. Antibiotics won't help you get better if you have acute bronchitis. When antibiotics aren't needed, they won't help you, and their side effects could still cause harm.
What is the best antibiotic for bronchitis?
Doxycycline and amoxicillin are a couple examples of antibiotics used to treat bronchitis. Macrolide antibiotics such as azithromycin are used for less common cases of bronchitis caused by pertussis (whooping cough).
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