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T64. Acute bronchitis and URI

B. Common cold

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Cause (1) M/C cause : Rhinovirus (2) Adenovirus, parainfluenza virus, RSV, Corona virus
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Clinical features (1) Nasal congestion, rhinorrhea, sneezing (2) 7~10일부터 3주 정도 (3) Rhinovirus infection의 특징은 nasal discharge, hoarse voice임. fever는 소아에게 흔히 동반되나 성인은 드물며, 소아의 20% 정도는 acute otitis media를 고려
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Diagnosis : 임상증상으로 다른 검사가 필요하지 않다.
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Treatment (1) Symptom relief (anti-histamine+decongestant) (2) Vit C, zinc가 도움이 될 수 있다고 한다.

C. Influenza

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Clinical features (1) 잠􀠀기 1~4일 (2) Fever (common cold와의 차이), headache, dry cough
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Diagnosis (1) Clinically. direct contact and droplet transfer (2) Diagnostic test는 nasal swab, nasal aspirate를 소아, 성인 모두에서 권장
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Treatment (1) Symptom <48hr인 경우 oseltamivir 75mg BID X 5days. (2) 임부나 high-risk 환자에서는 48시간 이후에도 항바이러스제 치료를 권장 (3) 그 외에는 모두 Symptomatic treatment 한다.
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SARS (1) Most common cause : Corona virus (2) Treatment : Supportive / Ribavirin / Lopinavir
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MERS (1) Most common cause : Corona virus from bats (2) Treatment ① Supportive : frequently requires mechanical ventilation, dialysis, and ECMO ② Antiviral drugs : ribavirin, lopinavir, and type I interferon → Efficiency unknown ③ Should be isolated in an airborne infection isolation room

D. 백일해 Pertussis (Whooping cough)

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Cause : Aerobic gram-negative rod, B. pertussis
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Clinical features (1) Cyclical outbreaks occur every 3 to 5 years (2) Pertussis pneumonia can occur in children but in shool-age children, adolesents, and adults, upper respiratory infection are the rule (3) 2주 이상의 cough, whooping cough는 성인에서 드물다.
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Immunization (1) 2 types of vaccines (Whole-cell ~10 years / Acellular ~at 2, 4, 6, 18 months of age and a booster at age 5) (2) 임산부는 반드시 DtaP booster 접종해야 함.
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Treatment (1) Azithromycin 500mg PO on day 1 and 250mg PO days 2~5 (2) Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, 160 milligrams/800 milligrams twice a day for 14 days