Media release
From: Menzies School of Health ResearchFindings from the first prospective longer-term outcome NHMRC-funded study for children with protracted bacterial bronchitis (PBB) in children have identified a link between children with PBB and asthma, highlighting the importance of identifying potentially treatable symptoms in children with chronic respiratory diseases.
PBB is known to be the most common cause of chronic wet cough in children, however until now, links between PBB and chronic respiratory diseases has been relatively under researched.
At the study’s five-year follow up, a significant proportion of children with PBB had ongoing symptoms of persistent wet cough and presented with bronchiectasis and asthma, indicating the need for careful follow-up, appropriate investigation and treatment of children who present with PBB.
The study, Outcomes of protracted bacterial bronchitis in children: A 5-year prospective cohort study, was published in the journal Respirology today.
The full paper can be read here.
The study was a collaboration between Menzies School of Health Research, Queensland University of Technology, Queensland Children’s Hospital, The University of Queensland, Newcastle University, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and the University of Adelaide.