What Antibiotics Treat Chronic Bronchitis

Prophylactic antibiotic therapy for chronic bronchitis Abstract Background: The use of prophylactic antibiotics to reduce the frequency and severity of acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis is controversial. Most bacterial bronchitis is caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenza, and Moraxella catarrhalis, which are bacteria that usually respond to antibiotics, such as or Omnicef , says Kopp. Doctors also need to rule out other causes of chronic cough in children, such as asthma, before prescribing antibiotics, says Fleece. Bronchitis