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Can you have chronic bronchitis without copd? does chronic bronchitis require antibiotics?
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Chronic bronchitis: Your chronic bronchitis may be due to allergies in which case antibiotics are not needed.See an allergist and make sure you don't have asthma.
Answered 3/5/2014
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COPD: First, chronic bronchitis is one of the types of COPD - granted the different types tend to overlap and coexist in an individual. Those with elements of chronic bronchitis can also have elements of emphysema, for example. Flare-ups of chronic bronchitis require antibiotics as 49% of them are due to bacterial infections.
Answered 1/10/2016
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