CDC flyer provides prevention and treatment recommendations for acute bronchitis

Most cases of acute bronchitis clear up on their own without antibiotics — and using antibiotics when they aren’t needed can do more harm than good. Unintended consequences of antibiotics include such side effects as rash and diarrhea, as well as more serious consequences, such as an increased risk for an antibiotic-resistant infection or clostridium difficile infection, a sometimes deadly diarrhea.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has put together a flyer you can give your patients to educate them about acute bronchitis. Topics covered in the flyer include:

• Symptoms of acute bronchitis
• Causes
• When to seek medical care
• Recommended treatment
• Prevention

View the CDC flyer** for more details treating and preventing acute bronchitis.

**Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan doesn’t own or control this website.