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What causes bronchitis in children?
Last reviewed: 19.10.2021
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Acute bronchitis often develops against the background of ARVI. Inflammation of the bronchial mucosa is observed more often with PC viral, parainfluenza. Adenovirus, rhinovirus infection and influenza.
In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of bronchitis caused by atypical pathogens - mycoplasma pneumonia and chlamydia (Chlamidia trachomatis, Chlamidia pneumonia) infections (7-30%).
To evaluate the etiological role of bacteria (hemophilic rod, pneumo-, strepto- and staphylococcus, pseudomonas) is difficult, as in children they are conditionally pathogenic components of the normal respiratory microflora. Bacterial bronchitis develops more often with gross violations of mucociliary clearance due to aspiration of foreign bodies. Habitual aspiration of food, stenosis of the larynx, intubation and tracheostomy.
Certain factors are factors such as unfavorable ecological conditions, passive smoking, air pollution, etc.