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What is Bacterial Bronchitis?
A condition caused by bacterial infection that leads to inflammation of the bronchioles (air-carrying tubes in the lungs) and excessive mucus production.
Treatment of Bacterial Bronchitis
Antibiotics are needed to treat this condition. Bronchodilators may be used short-term to open airways and reduce wheezing. Corticosteroids in an inhaler are sometimes prescribed to help the cough go away and decrease inflammation.
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Phillip Aguila, MD, MBA (Pulmonology, Critical Care)
Dr. Aguila graduated from West Virginia University School of Medicine. He has trained in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at The University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and Internal Medicine at Medical College of Pennsylvania/Hahnemann University at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. He has served as Assistant Professor since 2010.
Eisaku Kamakura, MD (Pulmonology)
Dr. Kamakura graduated from the Tokyo Medical and Dental University, School of Dentistry, and the Niigata University School of Medicine. He trained at Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital and held positions in the Respiratory Medicine departments at Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Ome City General Hospital, and Musashino Red Cross Hospital. In 2021, he became the specially appointed assistant professor at the Department of General Medicine, Niigata University School of Medicine.
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