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A 68-year-old woman with nodular bronchiectasis presents with persistent productive cough, intermittent regurgitation and recurrent ‘chest infections’ despite 12 months of once-daily proton pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy. Her clinician has doubled the PPI dose and is considering long-term azithromycin. Sputum has not been sent for mycobacterial culture in over a year. She has lost 3 kg, at times […]

Andrew Bush, IPCRG 2021: Persistent Bacterial Bronchitis & Bronchiectasis in Children

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Published Online: May 10th 2021

We were delighted to speak with Professor Andrew Bush (Imperial Centre for Paediatrics and Child Health, London, UK) around his presentation on ‘Persistent Bacterial Bronchitis & Bronchiectasis in Children‘, which was presented at The IPCRG 10th World Conference, 6-8 May, 2021.

Questions

  1. Could you give us a brief overview of persistent bacterial bronchitis (PBB) and bronchiectasis in children? (0:19)
  2. What are the major challenges of diagnosing PBB and bronchiectasis in children? (1:18)
  3. What are the major controversies in the management of these conditions in children? (2:13)
  4. How have advances in our understanding of these conditions improved their diagnosis and management? (3:22)
  5. What unmet needs remain? (4:43)

Disclosures: Andrew Bush has nothing to disclose in relation to this video

Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media. Interview conducted by Victoria Jones.

Filmed as a highlight of IPCRG 2021 (Virtual).

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