When the Cough Does Not Improve: A Review on Protracted Bacterial Bronchitis in Children
Chronic cough is defined as a daily cough that persists longer than 4 weeks. Protracted bacterial bronchitis (PBB) is a common cause of chronic wet cough in preschool children with no symptoms or signs of other specific causes, and resolution usually follows a 2-week course of an appropriate oral an...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2020-08-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Pediatrics |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fped.2020.00433/full |