Types of Bronchitis. Acute infectious bronchitis commonly accompanies or follows a URI; it develops over a couple of days, produces symptoms for 3 to 7 days, and resolves to a cough before normal respiratory function is recovered. Acute irritative bronchitis is triggered by allergies and chemical and other types of environmental irritants.
Reserve propylthiouracil use for those unable to tolerate other treatments (eg, methimazole, radioactive iodine, surgery) Propylthiouracil may be the treatment of choice during and just before the first trimester of pregnancy (strong association of methimazole with congenital malformation during first trimester)
Gatifloxacin is used for: Treating infections caused by certain bacteria. Gatifloxacin is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic. It works by stopping the production of essential proteins needed by the bacteria to survive.