Diagnosis and management of protracted bacterial bronchitis: a survey of Chinese pediatricians.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Protracted bacterial bronchitis (PBB) is a common cause of chronic wet cough in children. However, it is often misdiagnosed and inappropriately treated in clinical practices. This study aims to investigate the current diagnosis and management of PBB among Chinese pediatricians.

Methods

An electronic questionnaire designed to assess the diagnosis and management of PBB was sent to pediatricians in China.

Results

A total of 1,022 pediatricians completed the questionnaire. Most (68.8%) of the pediatricians diagnosed PBB in compliance with the guidelines, 44.3% and 24.5% of them followed microbiology-based and clinical-based diagnosis criteria, respectively. Only 40.4% of the pediatricians chose amoxicillin-clavulanate as the first-line antibiotic for PBB treatm

SUBMITTER: Li Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7859824 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature